Drama Terms Quiz

A major section of a play, usually made up of several scenes

• Act

• Scene

• Play

• Line

A subdivision of an act that changes for a new time of locations; ends when characters leave the stage.

• Act

• Scene

• Play

• Aside

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

Spoken dialogue by a character in a play

• Words

• Lines

• Act

• Play

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.W.7.3B

A humorous play that has a light tone and happy ending

• Funny

• Tragedy

• Comedy

• Sad

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

A play that ends with the death of a main character

• Comedy

• Horror

• Tragedy

• Sad

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

Descriptions or directions in the script that tell how the play is performed

• Words

• Stage Directions

• Play

• Descriptions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

The written text of a play

• Words

• Lines

• Script

• Monologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

A long speech given by a character

• Paragraph

• Monologue

• Scene

• Act

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

An extended speech given by a character that expresses inner thoughts aloud to himself/herself and the audience

• Monologue

• Soliloquy

• Paragraph

• Lines

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

A brief monologue for the audience that is unheard by other characters on stage

• Lines

• Monologue

• Aside

• Prologue

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5