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Drama (plays) Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A story told in front of a live audience (typically performed on a stage) is a? 

(a)  

2.

The time and place a play occurs is the...

a)

setting

b)

cast

c)

act

3.

A theater genre that usually involves sad events and with someone dying at the end is a (a)  

4.

This type of drama involves singing and dancing with shows like "Hamilton" and "Wicked"

(a)  

5.

This type of drama is usually silly and involves crazy situations. People usually get married at the end.

(a)  

6.

What is a monologue?

4 lines
7.

What is a dialogue?

4 lines
8.

Longer plays are usually separated into several different _________. Hint: a short play is called a "One-________ play".

(a)  

9.

What are stage directions?

4 lines
10.

Every performance of a play, even with the same cast, is a unique experience.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Other actors are not meant to hear what an actor is saying during ________.

a)

an aside

b)

an act

c)

a monologue

d)

a soliloquy

12.

What is a prop?

a)

A physical object or item used by actors during a performance

b)
A type of dance move
c)
A type of food
d)
A type of hairstyle
13.

The author of a play is called what?

a)
scripter
b)
director
c)
playwright
d)
actor
14.

Sets the scene for the drama and may comment on what happens.

a)

Narrator

b)

Foil

c)

Rising Action

d)

Scenery