WorksheetsDrama
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 47mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The word drama comes from the Greek word for __________.
a)
action
b)
play
c)
stage
d)
dialogue
2.
Drama is written to be performed by actors and watched by an audience.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
What are two types of drama?
a)
Fiction and Nonfiction
b)
Tragedy and Comedy
c)
Tragedy and Staging
d)
Comedy and Fiction
4.
A playwright is _______.
a)
The author of the play
b)
When they play is right after editing
c)
A character in the play
d)
A type of stage direction
5.
A play in written form is called _______
a)
dialogue
b)
a script
c)
a book
d)
a narrative
6.
When characters have a conversation with each other in a play it is called ________.
a)
dialogue
b)
stage directions
c)
talking
d)
conversing
7.
Tells how the play is to be performed in the script. Usually in parenthesis.
a)
Stage Directions
b)
Dialogue
c)
Set
d)
Directions
8.
The practice of putting on the play is called ________
a)
Rehearsal
b)
Staging
c)
Practice
d)
Stage set
9.
The scenery, backdrops, and furniture create the __________
a)
setting
b)
stage
c)
background
10.
Items that actors use onstage during the performance to support the action are called
a)
sets
b)
props
c)
thingamabobs
d)
scenes
11.
If the actors on stage are CLOSER to the audience they are what?
a)
downstage
b)
upstage
c)
center stage
12.
If the actors are FARTHER AWAY from the audience then they are
a)
downstage
b)
upstage
c)
center stage
13.
A play is divided in what? (usually has 1 to 5 of these)
a)
Scenes
b)
Sets
c)
Acts
d)
Props
14.
Acts are divided into smaller portions called what?
a)
Small acts
b)
scenes
c)
sets
d)
props
15.
The cast are
a)
The people who perform in the play.
b)
The people who work backstage
16.
The crew are
a)
The people who perform on stage
b)
The people who work backstage
17.
The playbill is what?
a)
A paper guide/pamphlet to show
b)
A check you write to see the show
c)
A special hat the performers wear
d)
A bill the actors send you to have you pay to see their show
18.
Your phone should never be on during the play.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Food and drink are allowed in the theatre.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
What is intermission?
a)
A break in the middle of the play.
b)
A part of the play where you are allowed to talk.
c)
A pamphlet for the audience
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