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Unit 5-6 Vocabulary

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which area of the stage is closest to the audience?

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

2.

Whose opinion does the set designer need to create the design of play?

a)

Actors

b)

Producer

c)

House manager

d)

Director

3.

What names do we give to the three main sections of the stage? Select all that apply.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Centre Stage

d)

Backstage

e)

Front Stage

4.

Number 9, is what stage direction?

a)

DR- Down Stage Right

b)

UR- Up Stage Right

c)

DL- Down Stage Left

d)

UL- Up Stage Left

5.

Number 8, is what stage direction?

a)

C- Center Stage

b)

UC- Up Stage Center

c)

UM- Up Stage Middle

d)

DC- Down Stage Center

6.

Number 7, is what stage direction?

a)

DR- Down Stage Rigght

b)

UR- Up Stage Right

c)

DL- Down Stage Left

d)

UL-Up Stage Left

7.

Number 6, is what stage direction?

a)

CR- Center Stage Right

b)

L- Left Stage

c)

R-Right Stage

d)

CL- Center Stage Left

8.

Number 5, is what stage direction?

a)

M- Middle Stage

b)

MC- Middle Stage Center

c)

C- Center Stage

d)

UC- Up Stage Center

9.

Number 4, is what stage direction?

a)

C- Center Stage

b)

CR- Center Right

c)

CL- Center Left

10.

Number 3, is what stage direction?

a)

UL- Up Stage Left

b)

DL- Down Stage Left

c)

UR- Up Stage Right

d)

DR- Down Stage Right

11.

Number 2, is what stage direction?

a)

UC- Up Stage Center

b)

C- Center Stage

c)

DC- Down Stage Center

12.

Number 1 is which stage direction?

a)

DR- Down Stage Right

b)

DL- Down Stage Left

c)

UR- Up Stage Right

d)

UL- Up Stage Left

13.

If you are walking away from the audience, you are walking _________________.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Stage Right

d)

Stage Left

14.

If you walk towards the audience, you are walking ________.

a)

Upstage

b)

Downstage

c)

Stage Right

d)

Stage Left

15.

The direction of stage left and right is determined by whose perspective?

a)

Audience

b)

Director

c)

Actor

d)

Parent

16.

How many sections make up a stage?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

17.

What does cheating out mean?

a)

To dance

b)

To stand profile

c)

To turn Upstage

d)

Opening yourself up to the audience

18.

What is blocking?

a)

The act of planning actions and movements in a scene

b)

The act of building a practice set out of blocks

c)

The act of drawing squares on the stage

d)

The act of standing in front of another actor

19.

Stage directions are determined by who's point of view?

a)

Actor

b)

Audience

20.

Movement on stage, usually dictated by the director.

a)

Walking

b)

Running

c)

Blocking

d)

Attacking

21.

Brooms, chairs, buckets, dishes, and ladders can all be used as what during a performance?

a)

costumes

b)

lighting

c)

sound

d)

properties

22.

A props master does not need to worry about the setting of the play.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Costume props are ___.

a)

hand props that cross the areas of both costumes and props

b)

elaborate costumes that can only be worn on stage

c)

fake items that are used in place of perishable props

d)

disposable props that are meant to be used only once

24.

The three main types of props are ___.

a)

scenic props, set dressing, and costume props

b)

scenic props, costume props, and hand props

c)

scenic props, set dressing, and hand props

d)

set dressing, hand props, and costume props

25.

A ___ is an example of a costume prop.

a)

chandelier

b)

carpet

c)

painting

d)

purse

26.

Furniture, carpets, and light fixtures are examples of ___.

a)

Scenic props

b)

set dressing

c)

hand props

d)

costume props

27.

A cell phone, book, or wallet is an example of a ___.

a)

Scenic prop

b)

set dressing

c)

hand prop

d)

costume prop

28.

Details such as artwork, houseplants, and curtains are examples of ___.

a)

Scenic props

b)

set dressing

c)

hand props

d)

costume props

29.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

30.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

31.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

32.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

33.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

34.

Which is this mostly like to be?

a)

hand prop

b)

set dressing

c)

costume

35.
Larger items for decorating a room such as a chair, couch, or desk. 
a)
Set Dressing
b)
Hand Prop
c)
Costume Prop
d)

Set piece

36.

The person in charge of getting together all the props for a show is called a _____ _____.

a)

Props Main

b)

Props Machine

c)

Props Master

d)

Props Maker

37.

What makes props different from scenery is that

a)

Props are something the actor can pick up and move.

b)

Props are painted.

c)

Props are imaginary.

d)

Scenery and props are the same.

38.
The director is expected to...
a)
build the entire set
b)
find ways to advertise
c)
create the vision for the play
39.
What is wrong with the blocking in this picture?
a)
The woman is in the middle
b)
The actors are making silly faces
c)
One of the actors has their back to the audience
d)
They are not dancing!
40.
Who blocks a play?
a)
The Actors
b)
The Playwright
c)
The Director
d)
The Audience
41.
What is a blocking rehearsal?
a)
A rehearsal where actors are selected
b)
A rehearsal where actors learn where they go and what  they do during a play
c)
A rehearsal where actors choose where they walk during a play
d)
A rehearsal where the director works the trouble spots
42.

Blocking is _________ on the stage.

a)

dancing

b)

performance

c)

blocks

d)

movement

43.

Movement by an actor across the stage is called a...

a)

diagonal

b)

cross

c)

counter cross

d)

sideways walk

44.

What is it called when you move your body position just a bit so that you are facing the audience more?

a)

cheating out

b)

facing forward

c)

crossing

d)

stage business

45.

What does it mean to project your voice?

a)

Yell at everyone in the space.

b)

Speak loudly so that others can hear you.

c)

Mumble under your breath.

d)

Use a presentation and poster board for your speech.

46.

What does vocal ‘tone’ refer to?

a)

Whether you pause for dramatic effect.

b)

The emotion with which you speak.

c)

Whether you speak with an accent.

d)

How loud or quiet your voice is.

47.

What does the vocal term ‘projection’ refer to?

a)

Able to speak clearly and expressively.

b)

Ensuring your voice can be heard at all times on stage.

c)

How fast or slow your speech is.

d)

How low or high you are speaking.

48.
Communication achieved using facial expressions,eye contact, movements, and gestures
a)
body language
b)
eye contact
c)
tone
d)
rate

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