WorksheetsDrama
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
2.
A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.
a)
performed
b)
comedy
c)
tragedy
d)
fun
3.
What is the meaning of dialogue?
a)
Conversations between two or more characters
b)
The words in parentheses
c)
A struggle that takes place in a story
d)
The gestures an actor uses in a drama
4.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
5.
A person who writes plays is
a)
Poet
b)
Author
c)
Illustrator
d)
Playwright
6.
What is drama?
a)
A type of nonfiction that present information.
b)
A type of fiction written in a form of poem to entertain.
c)
A type of fiction story that is written to be performed in front of an audience.
d)
A type of nonfiction that tells the life of a person.
7.
What is another word for "drama?"
a)
Poem
b)
Story
c)
Play
d)
Movie
8.
The group of people that are playing certain roles in a play is called the
a)
audience
b)
cast of characters
c)
writers
d)
speakers
9.
The directions, or words, in parenthesis that show the actions or feelings that the characters are supposed to show. These directions are called______.
a)
Plot directions
b)
Stage directions
c)
Actor directions
d)
Audience directions
10.
A person who performs a role in a play is called an
a)
stage direction
b)
actor
c)
performance
d)
playwright
11.
The area where the actors perform is called the....
a)
scene
b)
stage
c)
set
d)
setting
12.
Plays are divided into large sections called
a)
scenes
b)
acts
c)
stage directions
d)
asides
13.
Acts are divided into smaller sections called
a)
monologue
b)
dialogue
c)
scenes
d)
stage directions
14.
Stage directions are the words written that appear in parentheses throughout the play and these words tell the characters how to _________________.
a)
do the play
b)
use dialogue
c)
act
d)
sing
15.
Which of these best explains why there is only one scene?
a)
There is very little action.
b)
There are only three characters.
c)
Only a few props are needed.
d)
The setting does not change.
16.
Drama is written to be performed by actors and watched by an audience.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
A playwright is _______.
a)
The author of the play
b)
When they play is right after editing
c)
A character in the play
d)
A type of stage direction
18.
Tells how the play is to be performed in the script. Usually in parenthesis.
a)
Stage Directions
b)
Dialogue
c)
Set
d)
Directions
19.
The scenery, backdrops, and furniture create the __________
a)
setting
b)
stage
c)
background
20.
A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.
a)
songs
b)
lines
c)
books
d)
jokes
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