Improvisation in Acting Quiz

Match the following acting scenarios with their descriptions:

• Spontaneous performance without preparation

• Acting without a script or practice

• Performing a well-rehearsed play

• Acting with a script and practice

• Reading lines from a script without rehearsal

• Acting with only practice

• Improvising based on rehearsed techniques

• Acting with only a script

What is the first tip for making your improv scenes successful?

• Listen Well

• Know Your Character

• Understand the Setting

• Know the Conflict

You should know (a)   about your character before you start acting.

• Their favorite color
• Their age, walk, and talk
• Their favorite food
• Their favorite movie

What does understanding the setting help with in an improv scene?

• Making the scene longer

• Making the scene more interesting

• Making the scene shorter

• Making the scene more confusing

The purpose of knowing the conflict in a scene is (a)  

• To make the scene longer
• To make the scene more confusing
• To make the scene clearer for the a
• To make the scene shorter

What should you focus on in an improv scene?

• Your own ideas

• The main story

• The setting

• The props

What should you do if there is a goal for the scene or game?

• Ignore it

• Change it

• Keep it in mind and work towards it

• Forget about it

What should you do if the teacher or director hasn’t told you who is related to whom?

• Ignore it

• Figure it out early in the scene

• Ask the audience

• Wait until the end of the scene

Match the following items with what you can use to add action in an improv scene.

• Background elements

• Scenery

• Clothing items

• Costumes

• Creative thinking

• Your imagination

• Objects you can hold

• Real props

Match the following responses with their appropriateness in an improv scene.

• Negative response

• Yes

• Indecisive response

• No

• Positive affirmation

• Sure

• Affirmative but non-committal

• Maybe