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Elements of drama

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 11hrs 50mins

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1.

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

2.

-------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

3.

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

4.

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

5.

------- 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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

a)

comedy

b)

romance

c)

tragedy

d)

fantasy

9.

an idea that recurs in a work of art or literature

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

theme

d)

situational irony

10.

__________ indicate what the actors are supposed to do:

a)

Stage directions

b)

Exposition

c)

Dramatic irony

d)

Asides

11.

A_____________ is the same as a soliloquy.

a)

dialogue

b)

monologue

c)

script

d)

tragedy

12.

The _____________is the first part of the play.

a)

act

b)

dialogue

c)

exposition

d)

character

13.

The two main types of drama are __________.

a)

enter and exit.

b)

act and scene.

c)

chorus and aside.

d)

comedy and tragedy.

14.

_____ is a stage direction telling a character to come on stage.

a)

Exit

b)

Enter

c)

Aside

d)

Act

15.

Lines spoken by actors is known as__________.

a)

dialogue

b)

script

c)

comedy

d)

tragedy

16.

A major section of a play is called ___________. It is similar to a _________.

a)

a chorus

exposition

b)

a scene

script

c)

an act

chapter in a book

d)

an extra

stage direction

17.

What is typically included in a script?

a)

The characters and a description of the setting.

b)

The characters with a detailed description of each one.

c)

The stage directions and descriptions of the setting.

d)

The characters, setting, and lines the characters say.

18.

Someone who writes plays is called __________.

a)

a playwright

b)

a scribe

c)

a screenplay writer

d)

a poet

19.

When the setting changes, it means there is a new _________.

a)

narrator

b)

characters

c)

scene

d)

biography

20.

What is the person who is telling the story called?

a)

narrator

b)

ant

c)

character

d)

your teacher

21.

What are the actors in a drama called?

a)

narrator

b)

principal

c)

characters

d)

your teacher

22.

What the actors say to each other is called _________.

a)

dialogue

b)

stage directions

c)

theatre

d)

newspaper

23.

Conversation between two or more characters is called _________?

a)

Monologue

b)

Dialect

c)

Conversation

d)

Dialogue

24.
Acts divided into smaller sections are called...
a)
Scenes
b)
Acts
c)
Scripts
d)
Excerpts
25.
The sets of information that tell what the stage looks like and how the characters should move and speak that are in parenthesis is called...
a)
script
b)
dialogue
c)
set
d)
stage directions
26.

words in parenthesis that tell us what the character is doing

a)

tragedy

b)

theme

c)

stage directions

27.

the action or main events

a)

main idea

b)

plot

c)

theme

28.
A "chapter" in a piece of drama is a(n)...
a)
Act
b)
Scene
c)
Setting
d)
Dialogue
29.

What is the theme of a story?

a)

What the story is all about

b)

The main plot

c)

The dialogue between characters

d)

The overall lesson or message

30.

The action that takes place in a single setting in known as A Scene.

a)
True
b)
False
31.

Select which genre is a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is acted out.

a)

Informational

b)

Poetry

c)

Drama

d)

Persuasive

32.

How does the reader get to comprehend the conflict and characters of a drama?

a)

Through the stage directions and dialogue

b)

A drama does not have conflict

c)

Through the text features

d)

Through the

33.

The text of a play.

a)

script

b)

scenery

c)

characters

d)

setting

34.

The time and place of a play.

a)

script

b)

dialogue

c)

setting

d)

characters

35.

The conversation between characters.

a)

setting

b)

characters

c)

dialogue

d)

script

36.

The action that takes place on the stage.

a)

script

b)

scene

c)

characters

37.

The people or animals who are acting on the stage.

a)

script

b)

characters

c)

setting

d)

dialogue

38.

A _____ has a script, characters, scenery and a stage

a)

fiction

b)

play

c)

drama

d)

nonfiction

39.

The written form of a play is called the _________________.

a)

book

b)

script

c)

program

d)

article

40.

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

41.

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 more characters than other kinds of fiction.

c)

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

d)

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

42.

___________________ is the conversations between characters.

a)

Talking

b)

Dialogue

c)

Conversation

d)

Speaking

43.

Plays are broken up into _______________ and ______________.

a)

books, chapters

b)

acts, chapters

c)

acts, scenes

d)

scenes, subscenes

44.

___________ are a group of two or more scenes.

a)

Acts

b)

Scenes

c)

Chapters

d)

Divisions

45.

_____________ are one part of the action that happens in a particular time and place.

a)

Scenes

b)

Acts

c)

Divisions

d)

Chapters

46.

Is the setting said aloud for the audience?

a)

Yes

b)

No

47.

The _____________________ is the main character in a drama.

a)

protagonist

b)

extra

c)

antagonist

d)

hero

48.

What are two types of drama?

a)

Fiction and Nonfiction

b)

Tragedy and Comedy

c)

Tragedy and Staging

d)

Comedy and Fiction

49.
One person speaking
a)
Monologue
b)
Dialogue
c)
Dialect
d)
Language
50.
What is a struggle between two opposite characters or forces?
a)
Script
b)
Conflict
c)
Resolution
d)
Fight
51.

The ________ is the place where a drama is performed.

a)

stage directions

b)

acts

c)

theater

d)

gym

52.

A drama is a specialized type of story that is meant to be _________.

a)

Read

b)

Published

c)

Performed

d)

Written

53.

The cast tells the reader

a)

what props will be used in the play

b)

who the characters in the play are

c)

how many acts and scenes are in the play

d)

where the play takes place

54.

The playwright is the

a)

lead actor of the play

b)

set designer for the play

c)

owner of the theater

d)

author of the play

55.

The ______ are the large divisions of a play.

a)

acts

b)

scenes

56.

The ______ are the smaller divisions of a play.

a)

acts

b)

scenes

57.

The intermission is the ____________.

a)

break between scenes

b)

break at the end before the actors come out

c)

break between acts

58.

Dialogue is ________.

a)

what the characters say

b)

what the characters do

c)

what the characters wear

59.

Stage directions are not _________.

a)

instructional

b)

italicized

c)

read aloud

60.

What type of writing includes a list of characters, dialogue, acts, scenes, and stage directions?

a)

short story or novel

b)

script/drama

c)

poem

d)

article/essay

61.

How do actors know what tone to speak their lines or what physical actions to do while acting from a script?

a)

stage directions

b)

character list

c)

dialogue

d)

personal notes

62.

If you wrote a script for a play, you would be called a....

a)

poet

b)

speaker

c)

playwright

d)

protagonist

63.

Where would a director and stage crew find details about how to design the scenery and props for a scene in a drama?

a)

an index in the back of every script

b)

the stage directions

c)

the footnotes of the script

d)

the director's notes

64.

How should this actor read their line? Carla: [anxiously, fidgety] I... uh... don't know what you're talking about.

a)

nervous and physically uncomfortable

b)

angrily and physically tense

c)

fearfully and physically trembling

d)

happily and physically bursting with energy

65.

What tone do these stage directions create for the scene? [Joe should stand tall. Others on stage should notice his presence and be outwardly impressed in their reactions. When Joe crosses the stage, the character should have a "pep" in his step and a calm smile on his face. The setting is sunny and cool.]

a)

excitement

b)

gloom

c)

danger

d)

confidence