WorksheetsDrama Vocabulary and "The Prince and the Pauper"
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the correct difference between a drama and an informational text?
A drama is always fictional, whereas an informational text is always nonfiction.
A drama is always nonfiction, whereas an informational text is always fictional.
A drama is meant to be performed, while an informational text is meant to be read.
A drama is meant to be read, while an informational text is meant to be performed.
True or false: The Prince and the Pauper was originally a novel written by Mark Twain.
True
False
Who is the playwright of The Prince and the Pauper?
Mark Twain
Joellen Bland
Errol Flynn
Tom Canty
The cast of a drama includes a list of ________ in the play.
props
characters
acts
scenes
Dramas are often separated into large sections called ______.
acts
scenes
lines
chapters
How many scenes are included in the excerpt from The Prince and the Pauper?
One
Two
Three
Five
Select all of the props needed to perform this excerpt from The Prince and the Pauper. (Hint: Look to the beginning of Scene 1.)
Mirror
Bowl of Nuts
Large Golden Seal
Throne
Which of the following from paragraphs 5 - 9 (Part 1) is an example of stage directions?
Maybe if we can get near enough to the gates, we can have a glimpse of the young Prince.
(Tom Canty, dirty and ragged, comes out of crowd and steps close to gates.)
Mind your manners, you young beggar!
Long live the Prince of Wales!
How does Tom get into Westminster Palace?
He is delivering bread to the palace kitchen.
He sneaks in to the palace.
The Prince orders the guards to allow Tom to enter.
Tom lives in the palace.
Why don't people realize that the Prince and Tom Canty are wearing each other's clothes?
People think the boys are wearing costumes in a play.
People do realize it, but they are afraid to say anything.
The Prince and Tom look and move like each other.
The Prince often dresses in the clothes of a commoner.
In paragraph 32, the Prince hides the royal seal in a piece of armor. Why might he have done so?
Because the royal seal is a meaningless trinket.
The armor keeps the seal shiny.
The Prince will be able to prove his identity because he knows where the seal is hidden.
The Prince wants to hide the seal from his father.
What is the meaning of distressed in paragraph 38?
worried
calm
hyper
depressed
How do the king and lords of the palace react to Tom's insistence that he is not the Prince?
They interrogate him.
They order him to be put to death.
They think that he is lying.
They think that he is crazy.
How does Hertford reason to St. John that Tom is actually the Prince despite his insisting otherwise?
Hertford explains that a common person is naturally likely to accept their good luck if they are mistaken for the Prince.
Hertford believes that no one could effectively impersonate the Prince.
Hertford says that the Prince has a history of madness and this is only the most recent episode of his illness.
Hertford states that no one would risk death for such wealth.
How does the setting of Scene 2 differ from that of Scene 1?
The setting of both scenes are the same.
Scene 1 takes place at the palace, while Scene 2 takes place in the morning.
Scene 1 takes place at the palace, while Scene 2 takes place in a London street.
Scene 1 takes place in 1547, while Scene 2 takes place a year later.
