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Grade 7 Drama Diagnostic Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

a)

stage direction

b)

actor

c)

performance

d)

playwright

2.

The _____ enjoyed watching the play.

a)

characters

b)

actor

c)

audience

d)

comedy

3.

_____ is another word that means the same as greeting.

a)

characters

b)

actor

c)

salutation

d)

meditation

4.

What are props?

a)

Actors in play

b)

The action in a play

c)

Objects used by actors in a play

d)

Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

5.

A ____ is a story or play that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life.

a)

Biography

b)

Drama

c)

Director

d)

Conflict

6.

A ____ is the physical objects that make up the setting of the play.

a)

Set

b)

Scene

c)

Stage

d)

Actor

7.

The area where the actors perform is called the....

a)

scene

b)

stage

c)

set

d)

setting

8.

Two famous Jamaican storytellers are

a)

Louise Bennett and Amina Blackwood Meeks

b)

Amina Blackwood Meeks and Shebada

c)

Louise Bennett and Harry Potter

d)

Harry potter and Superman

9.

What is the major difference between tragedy and comedy?

a)

Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not

b)

Comedies contain elaborate plots and costumes; tragedies involve simple plots and staging

c)

Comedies were developed in Ancient Greece; tragedies were developed during the Renaissance

d)

Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't

10.
A person who writes plays is
a)
Poet
b)
Author
c)
Illustrator
d)
Playwright
11.

If the actors on stage are CLOSER to the audience they are what?

a)

downstage

b)

upstage

c)

center stage

d)

Left stage

12.

Stage directions are ALWAYS given from the

a)

Director's point of view

b)

parents point of view

c)

Audience point of view

d)

Actor's point of view

13.

All of the following are types of Drama except:

a)

Comedy

b)

Tragedy

c)

Poetry

d)

Conflict

14.

The sequencing of the events that make up a story.


Generally, a description of the ------ is what you provide when someone asks: "What's the story about?"

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

15.

-------is a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. ------can also occur within a character. For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

16.

The ------ is the time and place in which a story occurs. The ------ can be in the past, present, or future. Examples include a classroom, the inside of a car during a traffic jam, or Mars.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

17.

A ------------ is a person (or an animal) in a literary work. A story or play can have many ----------- or just a few.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

18.

This person tells the story and informs the audience of the background information.

a)

Actors

b)

Narrator

c)

Drama

d)

Acts

19.

The protagonist is the ________.

a)

narrator

b)

main character "good guy"

c)

the "bad guy"

d)

writes the play

20.

The antagonist is ___________.

a)

main character "good guy"

b)

"bad guy"

c)

writes the play

d)

watches the play