Unit 5 Skills Review - Grade 6

What is drama?

• A form of literature that is set in the future and contains events that could never happen.

• A form of storytelling where there is a happy-ending for the protagonist.

• A form of literature that includes animals as the main character that teach a lesson.

• A form of storytelling that is told through a performance for an audience.

What is dialogue?

• A subdivision of an act in a drama.

• A conversation between characters.

• A person who writes dramatic texts.

• An instruction written by the playwright that may describe the set, a sound effect, the lighting, or the appearance or actions of a character.

What is a scene?

• A subdivision of an act in a drama.

• An instruction written by the playwright that may describe the set, a sound effect, the lighting, or the appearance or actions of a character.

• A conversation between characters.

• A person who writes dramatic texts.

What are stage directions?

• An instruction written by the playwright that may describe the set, a sound effect, the lighting, or the appearance or actions of a character.

• A person who writes dramatic texts.

• A conversation between characters.

• A subdivision of an act in a drama.

What is a playwright?

• A subdivision of an act in a drama.

• A conversation between characters.

• A person who writes dramatic texts.

• An instruction written by the playwright that may describe the set, a sound effect, the lighting, or the appearance or actions of a character.

What is the purpose of a drama?

• To inform

• To entertain

• To inspire

• To persuade

Which dramatic element is driven by dialogue, and defines and develops characters?

• Acts

• Dialogue

• Plot

• Characterization

Which dramatic element describes where and when a story takes place?

• Setting

• Plot

• Acts

• Scenes

Which dramatic element is used to reveal characters and advance the plot?

• Dialogue

• Acts

• Scenes

• Plot

Which dramatic element contains multiple dramatic scenes (like chapters) and gives the play shape and a sense of rhythm?

• Plot

• Scenes

• Acts

• Dialogue