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ELEMENTS OF DRAMA year 9

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The messaage of the play

a)

theme

b)

act

c)

drama

d)

audience

2.

the words spoken by a character

a)

narrator

b)

drama

c)

dialogue

d)

script

3.

when and where a story takes place

a)

setting

b)

scene

c)

act

d)

drama

4.

group of spectators

a)

protagonist

b)

narrator

c)

audience

d)

dialogue

5.

a long section of a play

a)

act

b)

scene

c)

drama

d)

plot

6.

a short section of a play

a)

act

b)

scene

c)

drama

d)

plot

7.

What is drama?

a)

Stories written long ago & passed down through generations.

b)

Stories that have magical elements in it.

c)

Stories that can be acted out in front of an audience.

d)

Nonfiction text that a reader can learn something from.

8.

What do you call when and where the play takes place?

a)

script

b)

stage directions

c)

plot

d)

setting

9.

Drama may also have a message or main idea. What is another word for message or...

a)

plot

b)

setting

c)

scene

d)

theme or moral

10.

What are the lines of parts that are spoken by the actors called?

a)

dialogue

b)

act

c)

drama

d)

scene

11.

Who is the person that gives the audience information about what is happening in the play?

a)

narrator

b)

actor

c)

character

d)

director

12.

What is the protagonist?

a)

The nice person in the play.

b)

The character who the story is revolved around.

c)

The evil person in the play.

d)

No one.

13.

Drama comes from the greek word

a)

Drame

b)

Dran

c)

Rama

d)

Theat

14.

Drama is the presentation of action.... (pick all that apply)

a)

Through actors

b)

On a stage

c)

In a book

d)

Before an audience

15.

What are the two types of drama? (pick all that apply)

a)

Comedy

b)

Reality

c)

Tragedy

d)

Fantasy

16.

Small items that the actors interact with while onstage.

a)

acts

b)

props

c)

weapons

d)

scripts

17.

Something a character struggles with or encounters that keeps them from a goal.

a)

soliloquy

b)

monologue

c)

scene

d)

conflict

18.

What happens after the climax in a play or movie?

a)

Introduction

b)

Rising action

c)

Falling action

d)

plot

19.

-------is a struggle between a character and opposing characters or opposing forces. It 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

20.

Which of the following is a stage direction.

a)

(Actor enters)

b)

Center stage

c)

(Lights dim)

d)

All of the above