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WorksheetsElements of drama
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 11hrs 50mins
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?"
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
-------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.
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
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.
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
A ------------ is a person (or an animal) in a literary work. A story or play can have many ----------- or just a few.
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
------- 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.
plot
conflict
setting
character
dialogue
What is drama?
trouble caused by "friends"
the characters that perform in a play
the written words and directions for actors to follow
a story that is written to be performed or acted out
Which of the following best describes a "theater"?
the words spoken by characters
a story that is written to be acted out
the place where the play is performed
objects used in a play to bring it to life
A type of drama in which events typically lead to a death or unhappy ending.
comedy
romance
tragedy
fantasy
an idea that recurs in a work of art or literature
verbal irony
dramatic irony
theme
situational irony
__________ indicate what the actors are supposed to do:
Stage directions
Exposition
Dramatic irony
Asides
A_____________ is the same as a soliloquy.
dialogue
monologue
script
tragedy
The _____________is the first part of the play.
act
dialogue
exposition
character
The two main types of drama are __________.
enter and exit.
act and scene.
chorus and aside.
comedy and tragedy.
_____ is a stage direction telling a character to come on stage.
Exit
Enter
Aside
Act
Lines spoken by actors is known as__________.
dialogue
script
comedy
tragedy
A major section of a play is called ___________. It is similar to a _________.
a chorus
exposition
a scene
script
an act
chapter in a book
an extra
stage direction
What is typically included in a script?
The characters and a description of the setting.
The characters with a detailed description of each one.
The stage directions and descriptions of the setting.
The characters, setting, and lines the characters say.
Someone who writes plays is called __________.
a playwright
a scribe
a screenplay writer
a poet
When the setting changes, it means there is a new _________.
narrator
characters
scene
biography
What is the person who is telling the story called?
narrator
ant
character
your teacher
What are the actors in a drama called?
narrator
principal
characters
your teacher
What the actors say to each other is called _________.
dialogue
stage directions
theatre
newspaper
Conversation between two or more characters is called _________?
Monologue
Dialect
Conversation
Dialogue
words in parenthesis that tell us what the character is doing
tragedy
theme
stage directions
the action or main events
main idea
plot
theme
What is the theme of a story?
What the story is all about
The main plot
The dialogue between characters
The overall lesson or message
The action that takes place in a single setting in known as A Scene.
Select which genre is a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is acted out.
Informational
Poetry
Drama
Persuasive
How does the reader get to comprehend the conflict and characters of a drama?
Through the stage directions and dialogue
A drama does not have conflict
Through the text features
Through the
The text of a play.
script
scenery
characters
setting
The time and place of a play.
script
dialogue
setting
characters
The conversation between characters.
setting
characters
dialogue
script
The action that takes place on the stage.
script
scene
characters
The people or animals who are acting on the stage.
script
characters
setting
dialogue
A _____ has a script, characters, scenery and a stage
fiction
play
drama
nonfiction
The written form of a play is called the _________________.
book
script
program
article
What is drama?
trouble caused by "friends"
the characters that perform in a play
the written words and directions for actors to follow
a story that is written to be performed or acted out
How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?
Drama can have only one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.
Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction.
Drama has a plot. Other kinds of fiction use monologues instead of plots.
Drama is written to be performed by actors for an audience.
___________________ is the conversations between characters.
Talking
Dialogue
Conversation
Speaking
Plays are broken up into _______________ and ______________.
books, chapters
acts, chapters
acts, scenes
scenes, subscenes
___________ are a group of two or more scenes.
Acts
Scenes
Chapters
Divisions
_____________ are one part of the action that happens in a particular time and place.
Scenes
Acts
Divisions
Chapters
Is the setting said aloud for the audience?
Yes
No
The _____________________ is the main character in a drama.
protagonist
extra
antagonist
hero
What are two types of drama?
Fiction and Nonfiction
Tragedy and Comedy
Tragedy and Staging
Comedy and Fiction
The ________ is the place where a drama is performed.
stage directions
acts
theater
gym
A drama is a specialized type of story that is meant to be _________.
Read
Published
Performed
Written
The cast tells the reader
what props will be used in the play
who the characters in the play are
how many acts and scenes are in the play
where the play takes place
The playwright is the
lead actor of the play
set designer for the play
owner of the theater
author of the play
The ______ are the large divisions of a play.
acts
scenes
The ______ are the smaller divisions of a play.
acts
scenes
The intermission is the ____________.
break between scenes
break at the end before the actors come out
break between acts
Dialogue is ________.
what the characters say
what the characters do
what the characters wear
Stage directions are not _________.
instructional
italicized
read aloud
What type of writing includes a list of characters, dialogue, acts, scenes, and stage directions?
short story or novel
script/drama
poem
article/essay
How do actors know what tone to speak their lines or what physical actions to do while acting from a script?
stage directions
character list
dialogue
personal notes
If you wrote a script for a play, you would be called a....
poet
speaker
playwright
protagonist
Where would a director and stage crew find details about how to design the scenery and props for a scene in a drama?
an index in the back of every script
the stage directions
the footnotes of the script
the director's notes
How should this actor read their line? Carla: [anxiously, fidgety] I... uh... don't know what you're talking about.
nervous and physically uncomfortable
angrily and physically tense
fearfully and physically trembling
happily and physically bursting with energy
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.]
excitement
gloom
danger
confidence
