Drama Terms Practice

_________ is the form of literature that is performed before an audience

• drama

• nonfiction

• fiction

• poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

The person who writes a play is called a

• author

• playwright

• biographer

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

_______ are instructions for the actors, performers and the stage crew to follow.

• script

• props

• scenery

• stage directions

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A _____ is a written form of the play including dialogue and stage directions.

• prop

• script

• sound effects

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A _______ is an object used by a character onstage such as a notebook or a suitcase.

• prop

• script

• sound effect

• scenery

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

A car horn, a doorbell, or screeching tires are examples of ______.

• sound effects

• prop

• scenery

• script

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Two or more scenes can be grouped into an

• scene

• act

• climax

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

The action in plays is divided into _____ and acts.

• props

• scenes

• chapters

• all of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A __________ speaks stage directions when the play is read aloud.

• Actor

• narrator

• director

• audience

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A ______________ is a play with an unhappy ending.

• comedy

• humor

• tragedy

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C