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Drama Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

The actors in the picture are...

a)

blocking their movements.

b)

projecting their voice.

c)

cheating out.

d)

breaking the fourth wall.

2.

What is a plot?

a)

A point on a map.

b)

The events of a story.

c)

The climax of a story.

d)

Directions on a stage.

3.

Which of the following is a stage direction.

a)

(Actor enters)

b)

Center stage

c)

(Lights dim)

d)

All of the above

4.

Projection is...

a)

Making your voice louder on stage.

b)

Making your voice quieter on stage.

c)

Making a picture bigger.

d)

Making a picture smaller.

5.

A (a)   is the written form of a play.

6.

An actor is the person who portrays the (a)   of a story, play or film.

7.

Which stage direction is closest to the audience?

a)

Upstage

b)

Stage Left

c)

Stage Right

d)

Downstage

8.

Which of the following is the correct way to write dialogue for a play?

a)

Linda said, " I don't want to go to school today!"

b)

Linda: I don't want to go to school today!

c)

Linda: "I don't want to go to school today!"

d)

Linda said: I don't want to go to school today!

9.

What type of stage is pictured here?

a)

Arena

b)

Black Box

c)

Proscenium

d)

Thrust

10.

What is improv?

a)

When you practice and get better at sommething.

b)

Acting in a play with a script.

c)

Acting in a play without a script.

d)

Acting without any preparation.

11.

A (a)   is a conversation between two or more people.

12.

The moral, subject or lesson of a story is...

a)

Theme

b)

Plot

c)

Setting

d)

Characters

13.

Who watches a play?

a)

People

b)

Viewers

c)

Audience

d)

Actors

14.

What is blocking?

a)

Building tools.

b)

When you get in front of another person.

c)

The setting of a story.

d)

The movement and placement of actors on stage.

15.

Choose the genre

a)

Horror

b)

Comedy

c)

Sci-fi

d)

All of the above

16.

What is a setting?

a)

The events of a story.

b)

Where/when a story takes place.

c)

The people in a story.

d)

The subject of a story.

17.

Who used masks in theatre?

a)

Aztecs

b)

Egyptians

c)

English

d)

Greeks

18.

Is this following line from a script written correctly?

Bob: You have to go to school! No exceptions!

a)

Yes

b)

No

19.

Theatre is spelled correctly

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What does breaking the fourth wall mean?

a)

Breaking down one of the walls in a room.

b)

Making eye contact with or interacting with the audience.

c)

Talking to the audience.

d)

Ignoring the audience.