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theatre terms :)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are stage directions?

a)

Things the actors are supposed to say

b)

The person who directs the play

c)

Positions on the stage

d)

Things the actors are supposed to do

2.

What is acting done by one person called?

a)

Duet

b)

Monotone

c)

Monologue

d)

Solo Acting

3.

What does the theme of a play refer to?

a)

The stage decorations

b)

The central idea

c)

The costume choices

d)

The directing choices

4.

What is a cast when referring to theatre?

a)

The people who portray characters

b)

The people who work behind the scenes

c)

The thing you wear when you "break a leg"

d)

A statue of a character

5.

What does a stage manager do?

a)

Directs the play

b)

Manages backstage

c)

Tells the characters what to do

d)

Tells the characters what to say

6.

The way that a character is portrayed is called what?

a)

Actor's choice

b)

Directing

c)

Improvization

d)

Characterization

7.

People who work behind the scenes are called what?

a)

Crew

b)

Cast

c)

Actors

d)

Characters

8.

What does the director do?

a)

Acts onstage

b)

Manages backstage

c)

Directs the play

d)

Writes the play

9.

What does tone refer to?

a)

Vocal Pitch

b)

Vocal Quality

c)

Vocal Strength

d)

All of the above

10.

What does dialogue refer to?

a)

What the actors should say

b)

What the actors should do

c)

What accent the actors should have

d)

How the actors should move onstage

11.
 disagreement between characters or ideas in a play  
a)
conflict
b)
costumes
c)
dialogue
d)
improvisation
12.
to ad-lib or invent dialogue not in the script  
a)
improvisation
b)
makeup
c)
mimicry
d)
monologue
13.
to act out a story or situation with movement only, without any spoken dialogue  
a)
pantomime
b)
plot
c)
props
d)
role
14.
a written manuscript containing dialogue and stage directions  
a)
script
b)
sound
c)
storyline
d)
storytelling
15.
Scenes
a)
the chapters in a drama
b)
characters in a drama
c)
the place where actors perform
d)
show the changes in settings overtime
16.

A narrator is

a)

a story teller

b)

a pencil you just borrowed

c)

another word for a narrow-minded person

17.

A performer playing character roles is an

a)

Beyonce

b)

Actor

c)

Character

18.

Lastly,Are any of u interested in theater,media or acting

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe