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Theater Vocabulary

Authored by Victoria A Allen

English

6th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 21+ times

Theater Vocabulary
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10 questions

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1.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An individual playing a character onstage is called an (a)  

2.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The ​ (a)   ​ is a character working in opposition to the main character

antagonist
protagonist

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following theater terms:

movement such as a shrug or wave that an actor uses as a means of expression

costume

to illuminate from behind, often used to create a special effect

blocking

clothing worn by an actor onstage to create appearance of a particular character

monologue

a speech made by one actor onstage

gesture

stage movement and positioning of the actors onstage

backlight

4.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

​ (a)   is spoken by the ​ (b)  

dialogue
characters
foreshadowing
theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When there are hints about events that might happen in the future

setting

foreshadowing

figurative language

theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

6.

FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The (a)   is the main character of the story

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match more theater terms:

a character written by the playwright

script

the dialogue and stage directions of a play

props

a special backdrop which can appear both opaque and transparent, depending upon the lighting

scrim

any object handled by an actor onstage

role

a narrative heard from a sound effect rather than from the actors on stage

voiceover

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