Script writing, basic terminology and tactics, (+character)

A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.

• performed
• comedy
• tragedy
• fun

What is the meaning of dialogue?

• Conversations between two or more characters
• The words in parentheses
• A struggle that takes place in a story
• The gestures an actor uses in a drama

A person who writes plays is

• Poet
• Author
• Illustrator
• Playwright

Items used on stage to help actors tell a story

• Flats
• Sets
• Props
• Costumes

This is the written text of a play.

• script
• papers
• book
• text

What is drama?

• A type of nonfiction that present information.
• A type of fiction written in a form of poem to entertain.
• A type of fiction story that is written to be performed in front of an audience.
• A type of nonfiction that tells the life of a person.

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

• stage direction

• actor

• performance

• playwright

The directions, or words, in parenthesis that show the actions or feelings that the characters are supposed to show.  These directions are called______.

• Plot directions
• Stage directions
• Actor directions
• Audience directions

What is another word for "drama?"

• Poem
• Story
• Play
• Movie

Stage directions are the words written that appear in parentheses throughout the play and these words tell the characters how to _________________.

• do the play
• use dialogue
• act
• sing