Drama Terms Quiz

Drama Terms Quiz

8th Grade

10 Qs

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Drama Terms Quiz

Drama Terms Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.10, L.7.6, RI.9-10.4

+18

Standards-aligned

Created by

Casey Conrad-Medvis

Used 7+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a major division of the action in a play?

scene

act

comedy

tragedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What word means temporarily pretending that what is happening onstage is actually happening in real life?

act

scene

tragedy

suspension of disbelief

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for an amusing and often light-hearted play that typically ends happily?

comedy

tragedy

act

scene

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a small sub-division of the action in a play?

tragedy

act

scene

suspension of disbelief

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a serious play that typically ends in disaster for the protagonist?

tragedy

scene

suspension of disbelief

comedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for written instructions on how to perform a play, included by the author in the text of the play?

monologue

soliloquy

stage directions

dramatic irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a literary device that occurs when the audience knows something that a character onstage does not know?

stage directions

dramatic irony

monologue

soliloquy

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

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