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WorksheetsSLO Post-Test
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 30mins
What is a playwright?
The person who wrote the play
The director
The main actor/actress
The stage hand
Which is the correct definition of "act" in a drama?
Main division of a drama
Take action; do something
Lines spoken by the characters
Time and place of a story
A drama is:
An exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or circumstances
A story written to be performed by actors/actresses
The people or performers in a play
A soap opera
What is verbal irony?
A character says the opposite of what he/she really means
An unexpected development in a story or play
A joke told by a character in a story
The theme of a story or play
Theme is the central message an author wants to convey.
True
False
What is a soliloquy?
A speech by one character to other characters
A speech by one character to express his/her thoughts and feelings
A statement to the audience that is not heard by other characters
Words spoken to the audience by the play's narrator
Dramatic irony is created when the audience knows more than one or more of the characters.
True
False
How is a scene different than an act in a drama?
An act is the main division of a drama, and it can be broken down into different scenes
A scene and an act are the same thing
Scenes show a change in setting, and an act shows a change in characters.
A scene is the biggest piece of a drama, and an act is the smallest.
Stage directions are the directions given to the audience to tell them where to be seated during the performance.
True
False
How do you, the reader, learn the most about the characters' traits and motivations?
Dialogue
Scenes
Acts
Setting
