WorksheetsDrama Elements & Terms
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is NOT an element of drama?
Literary
Singing
Performance
Technical
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of drama?
Sharing the Human Experience
Artistic Expression
Functional
Passing on Tradition & Culture
Recreational
The example of The Buzzard and The Monkey illustrates a storyteller. A storyteller is...
Someone who orally tells the story and acts out the story as they are telling it.
Someone who reads the story aloud.
Someone who tells a story.
A video of a traditional African wedding ceremony would be illustrating this purpose of drama:
Recreational
Artistic Expression
Passing on Tradition & Culture
Sharing the Human Experience
A movie that is based on a true story, such as Hacksaw Ridge, would be this purpose of Drama:
Sharing the Human Experience
Passing on Tradition and Culture
Recreational
Artistic Expression
A stage musical performance of The Lion King on Broadway would be an example of this purpose of Drama:
Sharing the Human Experience
Passing on Tradition & Culture
Recreational
Artistic Expression
The Emoji movie is an example of this purpose of drama:
Passing on Tradition & Culture
Sharing the Human Experience
Recreational
Artistic Expression
The purpose of drama that includes: performing on a stage in front of an audience is...
Sharing the Human Experience
Passing on Tradition & Culture
Recreational
Artistic Expression
The purpose of drama that includes: entertaining, which diverts our attention from the everyday
Sharing the Human Experience
Passing on Tradition & Culture
Recreational
Artistic Expression
The purpose of drama that includes: recreating & interpreting info, ideas, & emotions is:
Sharing the Human Experience
Passing on Tradition & Culture
Recreational
Artistic Expression
The purpose of drama that includes: narratives, storytelling, folktales & religious ritual is:
Passing on Tradition & Culture
Sharing the Human Experience
Recreational
Artistic Expression
What part of the stage is indicated by the blue square?
DSC - Downstage Center
DSL - Downstage Left
DSR - Downstage Right
USC - Upstage Center
What part of the stage is indicated by the blue square?
CSR - Center Stage Right
DSR - Downstage Right
DSC - Downstage Center
CSL - Center Stage Left
What part of the stage is missing?
USC - Upstage Center
CS - Center Stage
DSC - Downstage Center
A traditional story (EX: Johnny Appleseed) that is based on truth but which has had bits added:
Myth
Legend
Fable
Fairytale
A traditional story of GODS or HEROES (Ex: Hercules) which tries to explain why things are the way they are:
Myth
Legend
Fable
Fairytale
A short story, which has been written to give a message (Ex: The Tortoise and the Hare) is:
Myth
Legend
Fable
Fairytale
The element of performance which includes the assigning for each actor the points of entrance, exit, and pathways across the stage is:
Body Alignment
Blocking
Analysis
Script
Which of the following is NOT a literary element of drama?
Language
Lighting
Dialogue/Monologue
Theme
Suspense
Which of the following is NOT a story that has been passed down?
Culture
Myth
Legend
Folktale
In drama, a script is...
A story
A problem between two characters
Character instructions, lines, and scenery instructions
