Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Drama

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

a)

stage direction

b)

actor

c)

performance

d)

playwright

2.

The _____ enjoyed watching the play.

a)

characters

b)

actor

c)

audience

d)

comedy

3.

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

a)

stage directions

b)

scene

c)

setting

d)

stage

4.

What are props?

a)

Actors in play

b)

The action in a play

c)

Objects used by actors in a play

d)

Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

5.

What are props?

a)

Actors in play

b)

The action in a play

c)

Objects used by actors in a play

d)

Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

6.

A ____ is a story or play that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life.

a)

Biography

b)

Drama

c)

Director

d)

Conflict

7.

The cast of characters is....

a)

a play intended to make an audience laugh

b)

the signal given to people working in or on a play

c)

lines spoken between characters in a play

d)

the people who perform in a play

8.

A ____ is the physical objects that make up the setting of the play.

a)

Set

b)

Scene

c)

Stage

d)

Actor

9.

The area where the actors perform is called the....

a)

scene

b)

stage

c)

set

d)

setting

10.

During a ______ there is no change in time or place.

a)

set

b)

script

c)

stage

d)

scene

11.

The written text of a play is called a ....

a)

set

b)

rehearsal

c)

script

d)

scene

12.
A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.
a)
performance
b)
comedy
c)
tragedy
d)
fun
13.
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
14.
A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ______________________. They are also written in the brochure or program of the play.
a)
group
b)
crowd
c)
cast
d)
people
15.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
16.
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
17.
These are used to introduce new characters and foreshadow future events.
a)
actors
b)
script
c)
dramas
d)
scenes and acts
18.
In a Drama the actors use ___________________ expressions.
a)
facial
b)
props
c)
dialogue
d)
actors
19.
A dialogue is the lines that characters say to each other.  They must include _____________ and _______________.
a)
talking and singing
b)
listening and speaking
c)
dancing and singing
d)
reading and writing
20.
There are four ingredients in a good Drama.  They include:
a)
actors, script, acts and scenes
b)
stage directions, plays, singing and dancing
c)
characters, cast, setting and drama
d)
dialogue, setting, conflict and plot
21.
A plot structure includes... in this order:  Exposition, rising action, _______________, falling action and _______________.
a)
resolution and climax
b)
climax and resolution
c)
more falling action
d)
dialogue and setting
22.
A person who writes plays
a)
Cast
b)
Director
c)
Script
d)
Playwright
23.
A verse telling a story intended for representation by actors through dialogue or action
a)
Playwright
b)
Drama
c)
Theater
d)
Cast
24.
Printed copy of a play
a)
Director
b)
Playwright
c)
Script
d)
Drama
25.
The major sections of a play
a)
Acts
b)
Scene
c)
Drama
d)
Script
26.
Small section or portion of a play
a)
Theatre
b)
Drama
c)
Scene
d)
Act
27.
All performers selected to portray characters
a)
Actor
b)
Actress
c)
Cast
d)
Director
28.
Instructs actors on how to portray characters
a)
Cast
b)
Director
c)
Playwright
d)
Actor
29.
Person, animal, or thing in the story
a)
Cast
b)
Character
c)
Director
d)
Actor
30.
The instructions to the actors, director, and stage crew that might suggest scenery, lighting, sound effects, and ways for actors to move and speak
a)
Director
b)
Stage Directions
c)
Script
d)
Playwright
31.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
32.
Conversation between two or more characters
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialect
c)
Conversation
d)
Dialogue
33.
One person speaking
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Dialect
d)
Language
34.
Drama means...
a)
A story from Greece
b)
A kind of play
c)
Too many emotions
d)
To act, to do
35.
The problem or issue the main character is having is the main ...
a)
plot
b)
conflict
c)
setting
d)
theme
36.

The conversation between two or more characters is called

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

soliloquy

d)

chorus

37.

acts are divided into

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

scenes

d)

stage directions

38.

Plays are divided into

a)

scenes

b)

acts

c)

stage directions

d)

asides

39.

a group of performers that comment on the action of the play

a)

characters

b)

the bosses

c)

chorus

d)

antagonist

40.

chapters in a play

a)

acts

b)

scenes

c)

asides

d)

climax

41.

what is it called when what actually happens is different than what was expected to happen?

a)

dramatic irony

b)

verbal irony

c)

situational irony

d)

original irony

42.

what provides details about the sets, lighting, sound effects, props, costumes, and acting

a)

director

b)

stage directions

c)

actors

d)

act one

43.

a long, uninterrupted speech

a)

soliliquy

b)

dialogue

c)

aside

d)

monologue

44.

what type of play focuses on human suffering

a)

a long play

b)

a sad play

c)

catharsis

d)

tragedy

45.

a brief remark in which a character expresses private thoughts to the audience

a)

aside

b)

soliliquy

c)

chorus

d)

tragic remark

46.

where did the chorus originate

a)

comedy plays

b)

church

c)

Greek tragedies

d)

Greek comedies

47.

who carries the tragic flaw in a tragedy

a)

tragic hero

b)

chorus

c)

the "extras"

d)

the enemy

48.

what part during the tragedy does the tragic hero's fate turns from good to bad

a)

rising action

b)

falling action

c)

climax

d)

resolution

49.

the intense and purging negative emotions the audience feels during a tragedy is referred to as

a)

heartbreak

b)

sorrow

c)

catharsis

d)

demise

50.

when the audience knows more than the characters do

a)

dramatic irony

b)

symbolic irony

c)

situational irony

d)

verbal irony

51.

the division of plays into 5 parts is referred to as

a)

tragedy

b)

drama

c)

comedy

d)

dramatic structure

52.

the exposition provides the audience with all of the following information except

a)

setting

b)

audience etiquette

c)

conflict

d)

characters

53.

what part of the play marks the change in the protagonist's journey

a)

exposition

b)

rising action

c)

climax

d)

falling action

54.

the falling action takes place during which act

a)

act i

b)

act ii

c)

act iv

d)

act v

55.

which act doing this rising action take place?

a)

Act I

b)

Act II

c)

Act IV

d)

Act V

56.
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
57.
A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ______________________. They are also written at the beginning of the play.
a)
group
b)
crowd
c)
cast
d)
people
58.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
59.
A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.
a)
performed
b)
comedy
c)
tragedy
d)
fun
60.
Who are the characters in a drama?
a)
Play that presents a serious situation
b)
The setting
c)
This is what the acts are broken up into
d)
People who are in a story actors in a play
61.
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
62.
Printed copy of a play
a)
Director
b)
Playwright
c)
Script
d)
Drama
63.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
64.
A person who writes plays is
a)
Poet
b)
Author
c)
Illustrator
d)
Playwright
65.
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.
66.
What is another word for "drama?"
a)
Poem
b)
Story
c)
Play
d)
Movie
67.
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
68.
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
69.
What do we call the part that an actor plays in a drama?
a)
Role
b)
Prop
c)
Dialogue
d)
Playwright
70.
What do we call the written text of a play?
a)
Paper
b)
Script
c)
Advertisement
d)
Note
71.

What is the major difference between tragedy and comedy?

a)

Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not

b)

Comedies contain elaborate plots and costumes; tragedies involve simple plots and staging

c)

Comedies were developed in Ancient Greece; tragedies were developed during the Renaissance

d)

Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't

72.

Actors are sometimes called "thespians." From what Tim says in the movie, what can you infer about this term?

a)

It's derived from the name "Thespis," the first Ancient Greek actor

b)

It's derived from the name "Thespia," the Ancient Greek goddess of drama

c)

It's derived from the Thespian Club, the theater where Shakespeare's plays were staged

d)

It's derived from the Greek island of Thespos, where dramas were first staged

73.

What word best describes kabuki theater?

a)

International

b)

Unrealistic

c)

Modern

d)

Universal

74.

In Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear," the title character suffers through horrible misfortunes. What can you infer about the cause of these misfortunes?

a)

They are caused by the will of the gods

b)

They are caused by circumstances beyond his control

c)

They are caused by his own errors in judgment

d)

They are caused by the characters around him

75.

If a drama critic calls a play a "cathartic experience," what is she saying?

a)

The play is long and boring

b)

The play makes the audience care about the characters

c)

The play contains a lot of singing and dancing

d)

The playwright is an up-and-coming young talent

76.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Shakespeare's plays were only popular with rich, educated people.

b)

Shakespeare's plays are rarely performed today.

c)

Shakespeare's characters speak in highly poetic language.

d)

Most of Shakespeare's plays originally opened on

Broadway.

77.

If you went to a play written by Henrik Ibsen, what could you expect to see?

a)

Characters expressing their thoughts and feelings through song and dance

b)

Dialogue and situations that are purposely artificial

c)

Kings or nobles suffering through terrible misfortunes

d)

Realistic characters dealing with real-world problems

78.

If you lived in Ancient Athens, and wanted to see a play, where would you go?

a)

To a festival honoring the god Dionysus

b)

to your local theatre

c)

To the temple of Zeus

d)

To the Parthenon

79.

Which of the following is an opinion about drama?

a)

TV shows and movies are both considered forms of drama

b)

William Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in the history of the English Language

c)

Tragedies almost always feature stories about kings or nobles

d)

The history of drama extends back 2,500 years.

80.

What is the most common example of a tragic flaw?

a)

Nearsightedness

b)

Having a bad temper

c)

a lack of trust in one's friends

d)

excessive pride

81.

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

a)

stage direction

b)

actor

c)

performance

d)

playwright

82.

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

a)

stage directions

b)

scene

c)

setting

d)

stage

83.

What are props?

a)

Actors in play

b)

The action in a play

c)

Objects used by actors in a play

d)

Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

84.

A ____ is a story or play that is acted out using characters in situations that imitate real life.

a)

Biography

b)

Drama

c)

Director

d)

Conflict

85.

The cast of characters is....

a)

a play intended to make an audience laugh

b)

the signal given to people working in or on a play

c)

lines spoken between characters in a play

d)

the people who perform in a play

86.

A ____ is the physical objects that make up the setting of the play.

a)

Set

b)

Scene

c)

Stage

d)

Actor

87.

The written text of a play is called a ....

a)

set

b)

rehearsal

c)

script

d)

scene

88.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
89.
A drama is intended to be __________________ for an audience.
a)
performed
b)
comedy
c)
tragedy
d)
fun
90.
Who are the characters in a drama?
a)
Play that presents a serious situation
b)
The setting
c)
This is what the acts are broken up into
d)
People who are in a story actors in a play
91.
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
92.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
93.
A person who writes plays is
a)
Poet
b)
Author
c)
Illustrator
d)
Playwright
94.
What is another word for "drama?"
a)
Poem
b)
Story
c)
Play
d)
Movie
95.
What do we call the part that an actor plays in a drama?
a)
Role
b)
Prop
c)
Dialogue
d)
Playwright
96.
Stage directions are the instructions that tell the actors where and how to move on the stage and how to say their lines.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
97.
The major sections of a play
a)
Acts
b)
Scene
c)
Drama
d)
Script
98.
Small section or portion of a play
a)
Theatre
b)
Drama
c)
Scene
d)
Act
99.

acts are divided into

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

scenes

d)

stage directions

100.
The _____________________ is the action or main events that happen in a drama.
a)
theme
b)
plot
c)
cast
d)
act

Similar Resources on Wayground

Matayom1

102 questions

Matayom1

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

DataBase Vol.3 Training これで100点決まり

100 questions

DataBase Vol.3 Training これで100点決まり

quiz

Worksheet

•

1st - 12th Grade

Pre-Midterm m.1

97 questions

Pre-Midterm m.1

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

listening

100 questions

listening

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 9th Grade

Peak Trivia

104 questions

Peak Trivia

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Revision mid-term 2223

100 questions

Revision mid-term 2223

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Reading STAAR Review 7th Gr

97 questions

Reading STAAR Review 7th Gr

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 8th Grade

Placement Test (Elementary)

100 questions

Placement Test (Elementary)

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th Grade - Professio...