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WorksheetsDrama Elements
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The development of a character's personality by their Speech, Thoughts, Effect on others, Actions, and Looks is called...
a)
Monologue
b)
Stage Directions
c)
Characterization
d)
Soliloquy
2.
If you would go see a drama piece in a theatre, and you would see a happy mask what type of play would this be?
a)
A tragedy where the main character has a downfall.
b)
An action play full of suspense.
c)
A comedy that is humorous and will have a happy ending.
d)
A comedy that will be humorous, but does not have a happy ending.
3.
The person who writes a script of a drama is called...
a)
an author
b)
a writer
c)
a playwright
d)
a poet
4.
A long speech given by one character on stage directed to other characters or the audience.
a)
Soliloquy
b)
Aside
c)
Stage Directions
d)
Monologue
5.
A type of drama where the main character has a downfall, and will have an unhappy ending where many people could possible die.
a)
comedy
b)
science-fiction
c)
melodrama
d)
tragedy
6.
The word drama in English class refers to what?
a)
A problem with your loved ones.
b)
A fight between friends.
c)
A play that is meant to be acted out in a theatre.
d)
A television show that is acted out.
7.
The divisions of a drama script are referred to as... Remember they are like chapters and paragraphs in a book.
a)
Monologue; Soliloquy
b)
Acts and Scenes
c)
Aside; Dialogue
d)
Comedy and Tragedy
8.
The actors/actresses that portray the characters in a drama & are usually listed at the beginning of script are the...
a)
Cast
b)
Scenes
c)
Acts
d)
Stage Directions
9.
The image is an example of a conversation between characters in a drama selection. Remember a play is written using what...
a)
monologue
b)
soliloquy
c)
stage directions
d)
dialogue
10.
Look at the image, which word or words might be the best example of Stage Directions? Remember a certain type of punctuation is seen & explains what the actors should feel and how they should act on stage.
a)
(She starts out,... then turns in the doorway as something else strikes her.)
b)
Katie (amused)
c)
Bill. Yea, but it's been a long time since I've seen this one, and...
d)
Katie. Ok. Enjoy.
11.
An act of speaking one's thoughts aloud on stage. No other character is around. The only ones that can hear is the audience.
a)
Acts
b)
Soliloquy
c)
Scenes
d)
Monologue
12.
Deadpool always directly speaks to the audience and the characters around never seem to listen. What is this an example of?
a)
Aside
b)
Script
c)
Dialogue
d)
Monologue
13.
A form of literature meant to be performed by actors for an audience; a play
a)
drama
b)
poem
c)
movie
d)
prose
14.
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
15.
characters in the play
a)
dialogue
b)
actors or actresses
c)
playwright
d)
script
16.
series of events in a drama
a)
plot
b)
set
c)
scene
d)
drama
17.
what the actors wear
a)
props
b)
costumes
c)
setting
d)
scene
18.
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
19.
After a conflict, there is always a what?
a)
plot
b)
resolution
c)
set
d)
prop
20.
A problem between the main characters or forces is called what?
a)
conflict
b)
plot
c)
rising action
d)
falling action
21.
When and where a story or drama takes place.
a)
place
b)
theme
c)
props
d)
setting
22.
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.
23.
A verse telling a story intended for representation by actors through dialogue or action
a)
Playwright
b)
Drama
c)
Theater
d)
Cast
24.
Printed copy of a play
a)
Director
b)
Playwright
c)
Script
d)
Drama
25.
The major sections of a play
a)
Acts
b)
Scene
c)
Drama
d)
Script
26.
Small section or portion of a play
a)
Theatre
b)
Drama
c)
Scene
d)
Act
27.
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
28.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
29.
One person speaking
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Dialect
d)
Language
30.
The problem or issue the main character is having is the main ...
a)
plot
b)
conflict
c)
setting
d)
theme
31.
A play is made up almost entirely of:
a)
acts
b)
scenes
c)
dialogue
d)
characters
32.
In a play, the author's purpose is to:
a)
entertain
b)
teach
c)
give information
d)
help you learn
33.
A literary element that evokes certain feelings in readers through words and descriptions.
a)
Mood
b)
Tone
c)
Playwright
34.
Moveable items used in a drama or play are called what?
a)
drama
b)
script
c)
scenes
d)
props
35.
Who is the bad guy in the play?
a)
protagonists
b)
plot
c)
antagonist
d)
dialogue
36.
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
37.
The main moral or hidden message of a story or drama. (Hint: remember Disney movies).
a)
dialogue
b)
theme
c)
plot
d)
setting
38.
Who is the good guy in the play? :)
a)
antagonist
b)
conflict
c)
protagonist
d)
theme
39.
Person, animal, or thing in the story
a)
Cast
b)
Character
c)
Director
d)
Actor
40.
Who designs the set of a play?
a)
set designer
b)
director
c)
producer
d)
playwright
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