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WorksheetsTV Scriptwriting
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Sitcom is a combination of which two words?
a)
situational commercial
b)
situational comedy
c)
sitdown commercial
d)
sitdown comedy
2.
In a live viewing of a sitcom, what happens between the acts?
a)
scenes
b)
characters
c)
cliffhangers
d)
commercials
3.
What is the short scene or two before the opening credits of a sitcom?
a)
Act 1
b)
tag
c)
cold open
d)
trailer
4.
What is the most important storyline in a sitcom?
a)
A story
b)
B story
c)
C story
d)
main story
5.
What is the very first episode of a sitcom called?
a)
tag
b)
teaser
c)
scene
d)
pilot
6.
When characters speak to the camera it is called?
a)
talking head
b)
fourth wall
c)
scene
d)
teaser
7.
The short scene(s) after the final act of a sitcom is?
a)
cold open
b)
warm ending
c)
teaser
d)
tag
8.
A cliffhanger normally occurs at the end of?
a)
cold open
b)
Act 1
c)
last act
d)
tag
9.
What is the correct format for a scene heading?
a)
Inside Classroom Day
b)
INSIDE CLASSROOM - DAY
c)
Int. Classroom - DAY
d)
INT. CLASSROOM - DAY
10.
A character not in a scene but narrating it needs which stage direction?
a)
(narrate)
b)
(O.S.)
c)
(V.O.)
d)
(author)
11.
A character present and talking but not shown in a scene needs the (O.S.) stage direction. What does (O.S.) stand for?
a)
off screen
b)
on screen
c)
off script
d)
over script
12.
Although sitcoms have conflict, everything usually returns to normal by the end of the episode.
a)
True
b)
False
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