WorksheetsDramatic Elements Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 41mins
A sword is an example of a ?
stage direction
set
prop
Look at the line below, "crying" is an example of?
Tyler: (crying) I hate you, mom.
an emotion
character stage direction
dialogue
On a stage there is a bench and a tree to illustrate the scene is taking place in a park. The bench and tree are both known as?
stage directions
props
acts
A drama is?
when I break up with my girlfriend
a play that is written to be performed by actors
the same as a book
A story acted out live and onstage
play
script
dialogue
monologue
True or False: Does a play follow the usual narrative plot development?
True
False
Creates tension that increases as the play progresses
climax
conflict
plot
dialogue
The emotional high point of the story
climax
conflict
monologue
dialogue
The text of the play
dialogue
monologue
script
plot
The conversation between characters in a play
dialogue
monologue
script
plot
A long speech by one character to one or more other characters onstage.
dialogue
monologue
script
epilogue
A comment that only the audience is supposed to hear.
climax
Soliloquy
Monologue
Aside
The presentation of serious and important actions that end unhappy.
Comedy
Tragedy
Drama
A simple play that ends happily.
Comedy
Tragedy
Drama
The performers in a drama
setting
cast of characters
dialogue
scene
The main divisions in a drama
acts
scenes
settings
stage directions
A smaller division within an act of a drama
scene
setting
dialogue
plot
The place and time where the action takes place
cast of characters
setting
act
plot
The lines spoken by the characters
stage directions
setting
dialogue
plot
The directions telling characters how to speak or act; also about sound, lighting, and props
stage directions
scene
dialogue
plot
A series of events unfolding over the course of a drama
setting
characters
act
plot
Introduces the characters, setting, and conflict
rising action
climax
exposition
resolution
The part of the plot that leads to the resolution
rising action
falling action
exposition
climax
The central message the author wants to convey to the audience
theme
plot
setting
dialogue
Which one of these is NOT an example of a drama?
A movie
A novel
A play
True or False: Does a play follow the usual narrative plot development?
True
False
Creates tension that increases as the play progresses
climax
conflict
plot
dialogue
When the audience or reader knows something important that a character doesn't know.
Tragedy
Dramatic Irony
Suspense
Humor
What is a playwright
the author of a drama or play
the main character in a play
the setting of the play
the action or drama in a play
Dramatis Personae is
A character in the play who is drama
The female characters in a play
A list of characters that appear in the play found on the first page of the script
Another word for script
A chorus...
A group in a drama who sings during the play.
A group in a drama who comments on the action.
A group in a drama who rearranges the set.
A group in a drama who sit in the audience, but is part of the play.
An extra...
Is a minor character
Does not have many lines
Does not have a name
All of the above
