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Identifying Stage Directions Quiz 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stage directions usually appear

a)

After a character's name

b)

In quotations marks

c)

In italics and parentheses

d)

After dash marks

2.

(It was a wet and humid evening) is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

3.

(creeping forward towards the door) is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

4.

(whimpering with fear) is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

5.

(through the window is a glimpse of a beautiful garden) is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

6.

(mumbling angrily) is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

7.

(turning around he spies an old man dressed in an expensive suit) is what kind of stage direction? Check all that apply

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

8.

[on the nightstand, the alarm clock reads 4:30 am] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

9.

[Mia is wearing a modest evening gown that is clearly expensive] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

10.

[The scene opens on an old house. It is the middle of winter and everything is covered in snow] is what kind of stage direction? Check all that apply

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

11.

[thinking to himself] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

12.

[there is a loud clang as he trips and falls into the trash can] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

13.

[turning to stare in concern before speaking up hesitantly] is what kind of stage direction? Check all that apply

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

14.

[the curtains open on an empty office. The room is a mess, with papers stacked up everywhere] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

15.

[amused] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

16.

(exit stage left, pursued by bear) is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

17.

(It was almost midnight) is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

18.

(hiccuping while laughing) is what kind of stage direction? Check all that apply

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

19.

(the crowded diner had many pictures on the walls) is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

20.

(sarcastically) is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

21.

(looking over her shoulder, she spots a figure wearing a capybara costume behind her) is what kind of stage direction? Check all that apply

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

22.

[the sun rises on a new day] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

23.

[Tim is wearing his favorite sports jersey, the one for the Austin Anteaters] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

24.

[The scene opens on a crowded beach, it is the middle of summer and the sun is shining brightly] is what kind of stage direction? Check all that apply

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

25.

[thinking quietly to herself] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

26.

[turning to glare in anger before speaking in a spiteful tone] is what kind of stage direction? Check all that apply

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

27.

[the curtains open on a bedroom. The room is almost depressingly neat, with little sign of its owner's occupation] is what kind of stage direction?

a)

physical appearance

b)

setting: time

c)

setting: place

d)

emotions, thoughts or manners

e)

actions

28.

The stage direction (The scene opens in a dusty office) is an example of which category?

a)

Time

b)

Setting

c)

Action

d)

Emotions/Thoughts/Manners

29.

The Stage Direction (It is the dead of night in November, 1885) is an example of this type

a)

Action

b)

Time

c)

Emtion/Thoughts/Manners

d)

Physical Appearance

30.

What sorts of things will stage directions alone not be able to tell you?

a)

the character's appearance

b)

the setting

c)

what the characters are doing

d)

what the characters are saying

e)

how the character is feeling