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Genre and Tension BGE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A stimulus is...

a)

something to talk about.

b)

a starting point for a drama.

c)

An interesting picture or thing.

2.

Genre is...

a)

a category of drama associated with the content

b)

something to discuss

c)

a label to categorise

3.

A genre that would make you laugh and has funny content is a...

a)

Adventure

b)

Crime thriller

c)

Comedy

4.

The genre of drama that takes the characters on a quest into the unknown is...

a)

Family drama

b)

Adventure

c)

History

5.

A drama about an evil murdering clown would be a...

a)

War

b)

Western

c)

Horror

6.

A drama that takes place in a fictional unreal world is known as...

a)

Science Fiction

b)

Detective

c)

Sport

7.

A drama that tells the story of a real life person would be a...

a)

Horror

b)

Western

c)

Biography

8.

A drama about a love relationship is known as a ...

a)

War

b)

Romance

c)

Horror

9.

A drama which aims to uncover the unknown is a ...

a)

Mystery

b)

Family

c)

Thriller

10.

A drama that deals with competitive sport is a...

a)

Crime drama

b)

Family Drama

c)

Sport Drama

11.

A drama set in America and concerning cowboys is a...

a)

War

b)

Western

c)

Comedy

12.

A drama that contains lots of battles and conflict is usually a...

a)

War Drama

b)

Fantasy

c)

Romance

13.

A drama that deals with a significant true historical event would be a...

a)

Comedy

b)

History drama

c)

Mystery

14.

A drama about illegal activities is commonly referred to as a...

a)

Crime Drama

b)

Romance

c)

Adventure

15.

Tension is...

a)

The driving force of a drama- what makes it interesting.

b)

When you feel uptight.

c)

When you are wound up.

16.

Tension can be created using...

a)

Mystery

b)

Action

c)

Conflict

d)

Relationships and status

e)

Threat or pressure

17.

Dramatic Irony is another way to create TENSION in drama. It is...

a)

When something ironic happens on stage

b)

When the audience know information the characters don't

c)

When a big dramatic thing happens on stage

18.

When Sarah realised what she had done, the tension was raised by a moment of ....

a)

Romance

b)

Mystery

c)

Silence

19.

Threat or pressure raised the tension by...

a)

Giving the character a hard choice

b)

Making the audience think- "how will they get out of that?"

c)

Making the audience laugh

20.

Sometimes actors can ruin the tension of their scene by...

a)

Corpsing

b)

Wearing the wrong shoes

c)

stepping out of their light