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Elements of Drama - Vocabulary

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Moveable items used in a drama or play are called what?
a)
drama
b)
script
c)
scenes
d)
props
2.
Who is the bad guy in the play? :(
a)
protagonist
b)
plot
c)
antagonist
d)
dialogue
3.
A set of actors in a play who have to talk loud or change voices.
a)
script
b)
act
c)
cast or characters
d)
drama
4.
Dialogue in a drama play is what?
a)
moveable props
b)
second language
c)
a conversation between two or more charcters
d)
a person who writes plays
5.
After a conflict, there is always a what?
a)
plot
b)
resolution
c)
set
d)
prop
6.
A problem between the main characters or forces is called what?
a)
conflict
b)
plot
c)
rising action
d)
falling action 
7.
When and where a story or drama takes place.
a)
place
b)
theme
c)
props
d)
setting
8.
Why do we need to talk very loud during a drama of performance?
a)
So the audience cannot hear us at all.
b)
So we can sound funny.
c)
So everyone in the audience can hear us loud and clear!
d)
So we can have fun and laugh.
9.
The main moral or hidden message of a story or drama. (Hint: remember Disney movies).
a)
dialogue
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
setting
10.
Who is the good guy in the play? :)
a)
antagonist
b)
conflict
c)
protagonist
d)
theme
11.
A person who writes plays
a)
Cast
b)
Director
c)
Script
d)
Playwright
12.
A verse telling a story intended for representation by actors through dialogue or action
a)
Playwright
b)
Drama
c)
Theater
d)
Cast
13.
Printed copy of a play
a)
Director
b)
Playwright
c)
Script
d)
Drama
14.
The major sections of a play
a)
Acts
b)
Scene
c)
Drama
d)
Script
15.
Small section or portion of a play
a)
Theatre
b)
Drama
c)
Scene
d)
Act
16.
Person, animal, or thing in the story
a)
Cast
b)
Character
c)
Director
d)
Actor
17.
The instructions to the actors, director, and stage crew that might suggest scenery, lighting, sound effects, and ways for actors to move and speak
a)
Director
b)
Stage Directions
c)
Script
d)
Playwright
18.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
19.
One person speaking
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Dialect
d)
Language
20.
The problem or issue the main character is having is the main ...
a)
plot
b)
conflict
c)
setting
d)
theme
21.
In a play, the author's purpose is to:
a)
entertain
b)
teach
c)
give information
d)
help you learn
22.
A play is made up almost entirely of:
a)
acts
b)
scenes
c)
dialogue
d)
characters
23.
When the setting changes, the ________ changes.
a)
act
b)
narrator
c)
scene
d)
author's purpose
24.
A literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions.
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Playwright 
25.
characters in the play 
a)
dialogue
b)
actors or actresses
c)
playwright
d)
script
26.
series of events in a drama
a)
plot
b)
set
c)
scene
d)
drama
27.
what the actors wear
a)
props
b)
costumes
c)
setting
d)
scene
28.
A form of literature meant to be performed by actors for an audience; a play
a)
drama
b)
poem
c)
movie
d)
prose
29.
A major division within a play, similar to a chapter in a book, is called a(n) _______ .
a)
scene
b)
verse
c)
stanza
d)
act
30.
A Shakespearean play that has many deaths at the end is known as a....
a)
Tragedy 
b)
Comedy 
c)
Drama 
d)
Poem