WorksheetsBASELINE DRAMA VOCAB 1 (YR 8)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Drama means...
a)
A Greek word
b)
A kind of play
c)
Too many emotions
d)
To act and imitate reality
2.
Conversation between two characters is called...
a)
A monologue
b)
A discussion
c)
A diologue
d)
A quotation
3.
What do you call a written work that is meant to be performed rather than read, like a play?
a)
Stage Directions
b)
Drama
c)
Character
d)
Costume
4.
What do you call directions in the text that instruct actors' physical movements?
a)
Drama
b)
Stage Directions
c)
Setting
d)
Tone
5.
What do you call total environment of the story?
a)
Setting
b)
Character
c)
Mood
d)
Plot
6.
A story acted out live and onstage
a)
play
b)
script
c)
dialogue
d)
monologue
7.
True or False: Does a play follow the usual narrative plot development?
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The text of the play
a)
dialogue
b)
monologue
c)
script
d)
plot
9.
A playwright is...
a)
Someone that directs a film.
b)
An audience member.
c)
A writer of plays.
10.
Which of the following can be found within a script?
a)
Acts and scenes
b)
Dialogue
c)
Setting description
d)
All of the above
11.
People or creatures of play
a)
Characters
b)
Props
c)
Sets
12.
The sequence of events in a play.
a)
Plot
b)
Sets
c)
Stage Directions
13.
The major divisions in a play are called--
a)
Scenes
b)
Acts
c)
Chapters
d)
Sections
14.
How do you find stage directions?
a)
they are underlined
b)
they are in bold
c)
they are inside parentheses () and in italic letters
15.
Where you can find the major and minor characters in a drama and their roles within the story.
a)
Script
b)
Cast of Characters
16.
Smaller divisions inside an Act.
a)
dialogue
b)
acts
c)
scenes
d)
plot
17.
This is a synonym for problem.
a)
character
b)
conflict
18.
The ending of the play.
a)
Exposition
b)
Resolution
19.
The part of the play where the conflicts are resolved.
a)
Rising Action
b)
Falling Action
20.
The opening of the play- this part sets up the story
a)
Exposition
b)
Resolution
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