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WorksheetsDrama End of Term Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
What is pitch?
How high or low a voice is
How loud or quiet a voice is
The way someone speaks
The dynamic in a voice
What is the correct Drama term for the speed of a persons voice?
Timbre
Speed
Pace
Pause
What is Tone?
The way that a character moves round the space
The way that a character speaks a line
The way that a character stands
The way that a character pronounces words
What is the correct term for how clearly someone speaks?
Enunciation
Mood
Diction
Accent
Which of the following accents designed for radio is sometimes called 'The Queens English' or 'posh speaking'
Cambridge English
Received Pronunciation
A posh accent
Correct English
Which phrase best describes body language
Non-verbal communication that a character uses to show their status.
Verbal communication that a character uses to show feeling.
Non-verbal dialogue that a character uses to telepathically communicate to the sun.
Non-verbal communication that a character uses to show feeling.
Which of the following is not a trait of levels?
Sitting vs standing in a scene
The height of the characters
The use of stage blocks so a character can be above another
The Status of a character
Which posture type would be most appropriate for playing a teenager?
A hunched posture
An upright posture
A contorted posture
A loud posture
what is the term we use for how far your characters are from one and other on stage?
Proximity
Distance
Proxemics
Gaps
What is the definition of Gait?
How you talk or speak in a scene
When a character speaks to the audience
How you stand and wave in a scene
How you walk or move in a scene
Which of the following is NOT a gesture?
Skipping
Waving
A Handshake
Pointing
Which of the following numbers is stage left?
8
9
4
3
Which number is upstage centre?
1
2
6
7
Which number is positioned Downstage Right?
9
8
4
3
which number is positioned upstage right?
9
8
4
3
Which of the following is not a play by Shakespeare?
Hamlet
Anthony and Cleopatra
Anthony and Cleopatra
The Canterbury Tales
What are Brecht and Stanislavski examples of?
Directors
Actors
Theatre Critics
Theatre Practitioners
What is a Tableaux
A prop used on stage
A set that is representative of a table
A frozen image
A Table
What is the Fourth Wall?
part that comes at the beginning of a play often giving information about the play
theatrical term for the imaginary “wall” that exists between actors on stage and the audience
was a 19th-century theatrical movement, seeking to portray real life on the stage
information about the character that you start off with at the start of the play.
Which character in a play speak directly to the audience to tell a story, give information or comment on the action of the scene
Protagonist
Narrator
Antagonist
Director
Which term can be defined as 'within a still image speak the thoughts or feelings of a character aloud'
Thought tracking
Narration
Slapstick
Physical Theatre
Who is the protagonist
The sidekick
The main character
The main villain
The comic Character
What is the correct spelling of this persons name?
Shakespere
Shakespeare
Shekespeare
Shakesper
Which acting skills could you use to show a character is upset?
Proxemics
Eye Contact
Body Language
Tone
Which of the following is NOT a Drama term
In medias res
seismology
Use of space
Gestus
In drama, when we use our bodies to pretend we are objects it is called
Mime
Physical Theatre
Body Language
Silent Acting
When you are standing still in a scene and you look like you are in a photograph it is called
A still image
A tableaux
A freeze frame
A Frozen Image
what is a conversation between two or more characters called
Dialogue
Stage directions
Monologue
Plot
What is the major difference between tragedy and comedy?
Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not
Comedies contain elaborate plots and costumes; tragedies involve simple plots and staging
Comedies were developed in Ancient Greece; tragedies were developed during the Renaissance
Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't
What is a monologue?
Items the characters use on stage
A story performed for a live audience
A long speech by one character
A conversation between two or more characters on stage
stage directions...
are speech by one character in front of the audience
describe the setting, mood, characters' actions, and more
are long speeches by one character to other characters
stories performed for a live audiences.
How do you identify stage directions in a script?
They are in italics
They are in bold
They are in brackets
They are in a different colour
What are props?
The action in a play
Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak
Actors in play
Objects used by actors in a play
The area where the actors perform is called the....
Stage
Scene
Set
Setting
If the actors on stage are CLOSER to the audience they are what?
Downstage
Upstage
Instage
Center Stage
Which of the following is NOT a part of the PLOT?
exposition
rising action
characterisation
climax
how are plays divided?
Into parts and chapters
Into sections and subsections
Into acts and scenes
Into stanzas and lines
Which technique requires no talking?
Verbal
Melodrama
Still Image
Non-verbal
Monologues are performed by how many people?
1
2
3
4
A show with acting, singing and dancing is what type of performance?
Comedy
Play
Sketch Show
Musical Theatre
In Drama someone who is called a 'triple threat' can do what?
Act, Direct, Perform
Dance, Sing, Act
Devise, Perform, Review
Create, Produce, Perform
What is a flashback
An incident that occurred before to the main story
The document that contains the story
A synonym for "play"
A hint at future events to the main story
Which statement best describes accent?
A funny way to speak that makes people laugh
An online challenge done by bloggers around the world
It only applies to certain people because they come from a different country
The way of speaking depending on where you come from
Which part of the body does posture relate to?
Hands
Spine
Legs
Head
What does Status in drama mean?
If a character is online or not.
How much money a character has.
Being taller than another character.
How much power a character has.
Who's perspective is the areas of the Stage taken from?
The Director
The Audience
The Actor
The Lighting Crew
Which of the characters below would NOT have an RP accent?
The Queen
A Builder
An Oxford Professor
A Soldier
What is rehearsing?
Practicing
Sitting
Watching
Moving
In Drama what is a chorus?
The repeated section of a song
A character or characters that talk about events that have happened and usually say what they think about it.
A group of actors who were a part of Greek performance
The name of a play
Which of the following is NOT a TV show/Film AND a play
His Dark Materials
Legally Blonde
Noughts and Crosses
Wicked
