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Drama Practice 2022

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

The part of the script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines in called the

a)

scene

b)

stage directions

c)

setting

d)

stage

2.

A type of story that is acted out using characters

a)

biography

b)

director

c)

drama

d)

conflict

3.

A drama is intended to be ____ for an audience.

a)

performed

b)

tragedy

c)

comedy

4.

What is the meaning of dialogue?

a)

the words in parentheses

b)

a struggle that takes place in a story

c)

the gestures an actor uses in a drama

d)

conversations between two or more characters

5.

A person who writes the play is called the

a)

poet

b)

playwright

c)

author

d)

illustrator

6.

What is drama?

a)

A type of nonfiction that present information.

b)

A type of fiction written in a form of poem to entertain.

c)

A type of fiction story that is written to be performed in front of an audience.

d)

A type of nonfiction that tells the life of a person.

7.

The group of people that are playing certain roles in a play is called the 

a)

speakers

b)

cast of characters

c)

writers

d)

audience

8.

These are used to mark a setting or introduce new characters.

a)

actors

b)

scripts

c)

dramas

d)

scenes

9.

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. 

a)

improve

b)

lessen

c)

react

d)

return

10.

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.

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person omniscient

c)

3rd person limited

d)

3rd person objective

11.

" The four exit GINNY stops Harry"... this is an example of

a)

lines

b)

a cast of characters

c)

dialogue

d)

stage directions

12.

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. 

a)

tired

b)

confident

c)

worried

d)

thrilled

13.

What is the purpose of a soliloquy?

a)

To take up time

b)

To allow the audience to hear a character's personal thoughts

c)

For a character to explain something complicated to another character

d)

To give the actors directions on how to move on stage

14.

Plays are divided into ________ , which are divided into ____________ .

a)

soliloquies; monologues

b)

acts; scenes

c)

iambic pentameter; syllables

d)

asides; puns

15.

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."

a)

Verbal Irony

b)

Situational Irony

c)

Dramatic Irony

16.

When characters speak to one another, it is called:

a)

Pun

b)

Diction

c)

Dialogue

d)

Monologue

17.

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.

a)

Situational Irony

b)

aside

c)

idiom

d)

dialogue

18.

Which of the following describes a monologue?

a)

A long speech conducted by two or more characters.

b)

A long speech given by a single character. Other characters cannot hear this speech.

c)

A long speech given by a single character. Other characters can hear this speech.

d)

A long speech given by two separate characters on two separate sides of the stage.

19.

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.

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

aside

d)

soliloquy

20.

Plot is...

a)

a series of related events that make up a story

b)

a struggle between a character and an opposing force.

c)

the time and place in which a story occurs.

d)

the words character speak.