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GCSE DRAMA STARTER

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Devising is

a)

learning lines

b)

creating drama

c)

working with script

d)

improvising

2.

A polished improvisation is

a)

a short scene

b)

a script for two people

c)

devised drama that has been rehearsed

d)

devised drama that is done 'on the spot'

3.

MONTAGE is

a)

a series of moments performed as a whole

b)

a collection of scenes

c)

a collection of monologues

d)

a flashback next to a flash-forward

4.

CONTEXT refers to

a)

the playwright

b)

the situation

c)

when and where the play was written and when and where it is set.

d)

the cultural heritage of the play

5.

EPIC THEATRE was developed by

a)

Artaud

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Stanislavski

d)

Bertolt Brecht,

6.

The style of a play is

a)

the type of play

b)

usually naturalistic

c)

how many are in the ensemble

d)

how the work is presented on stage.

7.

Melodrama

a)

is very realistic

b)

is empathetic

c)

features an over-the-top acting style and stock characters.

d)

is associated with tragedy

8.

Plays can feature different genres

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Brecht wanted his audience to empathise with the characters True or False?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

Who invented the technique Emotional memory ?

a)

Stanislavski

b)

Brecht

c)

Grotowski

d)

Pinter

11.

Emotional memory is

a)

when an actor is hot seated to develop their role

b)

when an actor recalls an old memory and it's feeling

c)

when an actor cries on stage

d)

when an actor learns lines perfectly

12.

JUXTAPOSITION

a)

Uses cross-cutting monologues

b)

was invented in 1918

c)

highlights points through contrast

d)

uses music and emotion

13.

A play is made up of

a)

chapters

b)

scenes or acts

c)

speeches

d)

all of the above

14.

When devising a Drama the following is crucial

a)

research

b)

improvisation

c)

neither

d)

both