Drama STAAR Review

How does the song from the off stage voice foreshadow events to come?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Read the text from the play below:  
 
Mr. Lamb: (irritated, hands on hips) More guesswork. Ridiculous!  
 
In the line, what is the purpose of the words in parentheses?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

Read the line below:  
 
Olivia: Thanks, Mom. Mr. Lamb turned out to be a real wolf in sheep’s clothing.    
 
What does Olivia mean by saying that Mr. Lamb was a wolf in sheep’s clothing?  

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the theme of the play?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

I am a type of genre with characters, lines and stage directions.  What am I ?

• Poetry

• Drama

• Fiction

• Non Fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

I am the person or animal in a drama that has lines or follows stage directions.  Who am I?

• Props

• Script

• Characters

• Scenes

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

I am a story told in front of a live audience.  What am I?

• A poem

• A story

• A fantasy

• A drama

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which of the following is NOT a way to recognize this text as a play (drama)?

• It has a title

• It has a list of characters

• It is broken into scenes

• It has dialogue and stage directions

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of the following is an example of dialogue from the text?

• CARTER: A nine-year-old boy

• [The curtain opens. Carter, Marcus, and Ruben are sitting on the bench at an empty park basketball court, rolling a basketball back and forth.]

• RUBEN: I can’t believe David is going to miss our basketball tournament.

• SCENE 1

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

I provide information to the characters about their actions or feelings.  I am in parenthesis.  What am I?

• Lines

• Setting

• Stage directions

• Acts

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7