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Elements of Drama

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?

a)

Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.

b)

Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.

c)

Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction.

d)

Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.

2.

A -------- is the series of related events that make up a story.


Generally, a description of the ------ is what you provide when someone asks: "What's the story about?"

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

3.

-------is a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. ------can also occur within a character. For example, a character might struggle internally to make a difficult decision or choice.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

4.

The ------ is the time and place in which a story occurs. The ------ can be in the past, present, or future. Examples include a classroom, the inside of a car during a traffic jam, or Mars.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

5.

A ------------ is a person (or an animal) in a literary work. A story or play can have many ----------- or just a few.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

6.

------- is the words characters speak. Although any kind of story can have -------, it is central to drama, because the audience follows the events by watching what characters say and do.

a)

plot

b)

conflict

c)

setting

d)

character

e)

dialogue

7.

What is drama?

a)

trouble caused by "friends"

b)

the characters that perform in a play

c)

the written words and directions for actors to follow

d)

a story that is written to be performed or acted out

8.

Which of the following best describes a "theater"?

a)

the words spoken by characters

b)

a story that is written to be acted out

c)

the place where the play is performed

d)

objects used in a play to bring it to life

9.

A type of drama in which events typically lead to a death or unhappy ending.

a)

comedy

b)

romance

c)

tragedy

d)

fantasy

10.

an idea that recurs in a work of art or literature

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

theme

d)

situational irony