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drama vocabulary

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a story that is acted out (through words and actions) in front of an audience.
a)
drama
b)
setting
c)
theme
d)
stage directions
2.
the person who wrote the play.
a)
cast of characters
b)
playwright
c)
drama
d)
act
3.
the lines of text the characters speak in the play; the character’s names appear before the lines they speak
a)
cast of characters
b)
dialogue
c)
theme
d)
scene
4.
tells the actors where to go on stage (stage right or left), how to move,  how to say their lines, tells them how to feel and think.  (Always found in parenthesis)
a)
script
b)
stage directions
c)
dialogue
d)
drama
5.
the form that a play is written in; it contains the list of characters, the lines the characters say, and the stage directions.
a)
drama
b)
dialogue
c)
stage directions
d)
script
6.
the lesson or message the author wants you to learn.
a)
theme
b)
setting
c)
drama
d)
cast of characters
7.
the problem in the play
a)
resolution
b)
dialogue
c)
conflict
d)
act
8.
how the conflict is resolved; where we learn what happens to the characters
a)
setting
b)
resolution
c)
conflict
d)
lines
9.

The characters in a play

a)

cast of characters

b)

script

c)

play

d)

animals

10.

A section of uninterrupted action in the act of a drama

a)

stage directions

b)

script

c)

act

d)

scene

11.

A way to divide a play, a group of scenes

a)

scene

b)

act

c)

drama

d)

stanza

12.

Usually in italics inside of (parenthesis) or [brackets] they tell the characters how to act or move and describe the set

a)

directions

b)

stage directions

c)

playwright

d)

act

13.
"Exit stage left"...this is an example of
a)
lines
b)
stage directions
c)
cast of characters
d)
dialogue
14.
the actors use these items to make the drama believable
a)
actors
b)
drama
c)
props
d)
set
15.
series of events in a drama
a)
plot
b)
set
c)
scene
d)
drama
16.
what the actors wear
a)
props
b)
costumes
c)
setting
d)
scene
17.

Introductory section of a play

a)

Prologue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Aside

d)

Act

18.

Group of actors that comment on the play

a)

Narrator

b)

Comic relief

c)

Chorus

d)

Cast

19.

Conversation in a play

a)

Dialogue

b)

Monologue

c)

Narrator

d)

Soliloquy

20.

A funny or amusing play

a)

Tragedy

b)

Drama

c)

Comedy

d)

Chorus

21.

Long speech from one actor to other actors

a)

Narrator

b)

Monologue

c)

Dialogue

d)

Soliloquy

22.

Actor who speaks only to the audience about the story

a)

Chorus

b)

Aside

c)

Prologue

d)

Narrator

23.

A play with a sad or unhappy ending

a)

Act

b)

Scene

c)

Tragedy

d)

Comedy

24.

Lines not heard by other actors on stage, but heard by the audience.

a)

Monologue

b)

Dialogue

c)

Prologue

d)

Aside

25.
The most important thing to remember on stage is
a)
Stay in character.
b)
Your lines.
c)
Project!
d)
Don't look at the audience.
26.
A monologue is
a)
A short situation to be acted out by several players.
b)
Rehearsal for a production.
c)
An exaggerated fast moving play with "good guys" and "bad guys".
d)
A longer speech spoken by one person.
27.
In a scene or monologue, the actor must identify what their character wants. This is called the 
a)
purpose.
b)
objective.
c)
excuse.
d)
lame.
28.
Location 5 is called
a)
Center Stage
b)
Upstage Left
c)
Downstage Right
d)
Backstage
29.
The muscle needed to supply the air to create sound and located between the abdomen and the ribcage is the 
a)
esophagus
b)
diaphragm
c)
larynx
d)
vocal fold
30.
_______________ is how loudly or softly you speak.
a)
Pitch
b)
Quality
c)
Rate
d)
Volume
31.
The _______________ stage is a four-sided stage built like a box with one side cut away.
a)
stage
b)
flexible
c)
pictures
d)
proscenium
32.
The _____________ stage allows the audience to sit on three sides of the stage.
a)
thrust
b)
arena
c)
proscenium
d)
flexible
33.
Planning and working out the movements and stage grouping for a play is called _________________ .
a)
blocking
b)
stage pictures
c)
acting areas
d)
wings
34.
Listening is an important theatre skill.
a)
true
b)
false
35.
Unscripted and spontaneous acting isA BtC alD 
a)
side-coaching
b)
improvisation
c)
 protagonist
d)
narrator
36.

If you ___________ your voice, everyone in the room will be able to hear you.

a)

use

b)

project

c)

articulate

d)

think about

37.

Tongue twisters and other vocal exercises can help you speak more clearly by improving your ____________ skills.

a)

breathing

b)

articulation

c)

resonance

d)

speaking

38.

The vibrations of your throat, sinuses, and hard palates will affect the _____________ of your voice.

a)

resonance

b)

articulation

c)

support

d)

breathiness

39.

Breathing from the diaphragm increases air capacity and improves breath control

a)

True

b)

False

40.
Two or more people working together in a joint effort
a)
Collaboration
b)
Monologue
c)
Convocation
d)
Projection
41.

Articulation is

a)

The degree of loudness of a voice

b)

The characteristics of a voice

c)

How high or low a voice is

d)

The clear and precise pronunciation of words

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