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End of Topic Test: Sparkleshark Play Study

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following makes an effective opening to a play?

a)

Have the main character standing centre stage

b)

Develop dramatic tension to engage the audience

c)

Introduce some of the main characters

d)

Begin with a catchy piece of music

2.

Which character's first line is..."Didn't say wait a million years though did you?"

a)

Natasha

b)

Polly

c)

Russell

d)

Carol

3.

If you were playing the part of Russell how would you enter the stage?

a)

On a high level

b)

Quickly and with energy

c)

With your head down looking at the floor

d)

With your back to the audience

4.

How does Jake engage Buzz and Speed in his story?

a)

By sharing a personal experience

b)

By giving gory details

c)

By talking about a flower

d)

By asking them to read it

5.

Which character has the highest status in the play?

a)

Natasha

b)

Russell

c)

Jake

d)

Shane

6.

Which of these characters has the lowest status in the play?

a)

Polly

b)

Natasha

c)

Carol

d)

Russell

7.

How might you show the audience that your character has high status?

a)

Slouch your posture

b)

Stand on a higher level

c)

Put your face in your hands

d)

Make eye contact with others

8.

What is the definition of the term proxemics?

a)

How close or far away you are from someone else

b)

The use of levels to show status

c)

How you hold your body

d)

When you use small movements to communicate your personality

9.

How might you communicate you have a close relationship with another character?

a)

Look away from them

b)

Close your proxemics with them

c)

Make physical contact with them

d)

Sit on the floor with them standing above you

10.

What is a 'role on the wall' diagram

a)

A technique to develop your understanding of a character

b)

A drawing of your character

c)

A way to show your character to others

d)

A physical warm-up activity

11.

What is a character objective?

a)

Something that you want your character to learn

b)

What your character wants to achieve in life

c)

What your character wants in the play

d)

Something that your character says for dramatic impact

12.

What is Jake's objective in the play?

a)

To get Polly to fall in love with him

b)

To get Russell to become his friend

c)

To escape from the rooftop

d)

To write a good story that everyone will love

13.

Which character says the line: "I'll help you - yeah me, the witch"

a)

Natasha

b)

Polly

c)

Carol

d)

Buzz

14.

Which character says the line "I never understood why she loved me so much one day then the next not at all"

a)

Russell

b)

Shane

c)

Jake

d)

Speed

15.

Which character eventually teachers us the morale of the story?

a)

Jake

b)

Shane

c)

Finn

d)

Polly