WorksheetsDrama Practice 2022
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
The part of the script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines in called the
scene
stage directions
setting
stage
A type of story that is acted out using characters
biography
director
drama
conflict
A drama is intended to be ____ for an audience.
performed
tragedy
comedy
What is the meaning of dialogue?
the words in parentheses
a struggle that takes place in a story
the gestures an actor uses in a drama
conversations between two or more characters
A person who writes the play is called the
poet
playwright
author
illustrator
What is drama?
A type of nonfiction that present information.
A type of fiction written in a form of poem to entertain.
A type of fiction story that is written to be performed in front of an audience.
A type of nonfiction that tells the life of a person.
The group of people that are playing certain roles in a play is called the
speakers
cast of characters
writers
audience
These are used to mark a setting or introduce new characters.
actors
scripts
dramas
scenes
The Latin word sidere means 'to sink'--this would help a reader to know that the word subside used in the sentence below means to-- The water will subside and the flooding stop if the rain lets up soon.
improve
lessen
react
return
Anthony was making a snowman in his front yard. He wanted to make the tallest snowman ever. "Making the tallest snowman ever is hard," he thought to himself. As Anthony rolled the snow around to form huge spheres, Justin was watching him from the bushes. Justin had plans too, only his plans involved karate kicking Anthony's very tall snowman. Justin figured that no snowman deserved to be as tall as Anthony's. Justin stretched in preparation for his attack.
1st person
3rd person omniscient
3rd person limited
3rd person objective
" The four exit GINNY stops Harry"... this is an example of
lines
a cast of characters
dialogue
stage directions
Using context clues, select the word that has the same meaning as the apprehensive. I felt a little apprehensive the first time I traveled alone.
tired
confident
worried
thrilled
What is the purpose of a soliloquy?
To take up time
To allow the audience to hear a character's personal thoughts
For a character to explain something complicated to another character
To give the actors directions on how to move on stage
Plays are divided into ________ , which are divided into ____________ .
soliloquies; monologues
acts; scenes
iambic pentameter; syllables
asides; puns
Which type of irony is present in this example:
"The audience has seen Diane's boyfriend snapping her BEST FRIEND, Maria! Diane has no idea and is excitedly getting ready for their date."
Verbal Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
When characters speak to one another, it is called:
Pun
Diction
Dialogue
Monologue
When a character is on stage and says something (usually very short, not a long speech) "to himself," this is called a(n):
Note: Other characters cannot hear the character, but the audience can.
Situational Irony
aside
idiom
dialogue
Which of the following describes a monologue?
A long speech conducted by two or more characters.
A long speech given by a single character. Other characters cannot hear this speech.
A long speech given by a single character. Other characters can hear this speech.
A long speech given by two separate characters on two separate sides of the stage.
Which term best encompasses the following:
1. short speech by one character.
2. Reveals that character's thoughts and emotions.
3. Other characters on stage cannot hear the speech if they are present.
4. The audience can hear the character's thoughts and emotions.
monologue
dialogue
aside
soliloquy
Plot is...
a series of related events that make up a story
a struggle between a character and an opposing force.
the time and place in which a story occurs.
the words character speak.
