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Elements of Drama Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which element of fiction is being described below?

The beach was warm and breezy, perfect for flying kites.

a)

Setting

b)

Character

c)

Plot

d)

Conflict

2.

Which element of fiction is being described below?

     Jared, the twelve-year old student, looked downtrodden and sad. His dusty brown hair swept across his face as he tried to hide his disappointment.  

a)

Setting

b)

Plot

c)

Character

d)

Conflict

3.

Which element of fiction is being described below?

Terri was furious. She had planned out her whole summer, but now she had to get a job.

a)

Dialogue

b)

Setting

c)

Conflict

d)

Plot

4.

Select the proper dramatic element for the example provided below:

Larry [to audience]: Did you see that? Stella refuses to speak to me!

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Monologue

c)

Aside

d)

Scene

5.

Select the proper dramatic element for the example provided below:

Maria [alone on stage]: How can I be such a coward?! I am so ashamed of myself. I deserve to lose Henry's love...

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Scene

c)

Aside

d)

Monologue

6.

Select the proper dramatic element for the example provided below:

Scene 1: The school lunchroom. Two teenagers are walking by the salad bar. They are talking to each other.

a)

Soliloquy

b)

Scene

c)

Aside

d)

Monologue

7.

Select the proper dramatic element for the example provided below:

Lee: (pacing while SAM stares back in silence) I have finally found it. After all these years, I have found eternal youth. I will be rich! And young again! Youth, sweet youth...

a)

Scene

b)

Aside

c)

Soliloquy

d)

Monologue

8.

Looking at the provided image, select the stage directions that would best describe the scene.

a)

A school in Philadelphia. The students are milling about before class starts and MR. SMITH enters looking flustered.

b)

A park in downtown Atlanta. The paths are empty except for SALLY and JIM, walking together in the gloomy rain.

c)

A beach in sunny Florida. The sun has just started to rise and ETHAN and EMILY walk along the shore.

d)

A street in downtown New York City. The paths are full of patrons bustling around with umbrellas and coats, including KIM, trying to get out the rain.

9.

What part of the plot structure is seen at the beginning of the text, introducing characters and setting?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Resolution

10.

What part of the plot structure is used to build suspense as the conflict becomes more complicated?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

11.

What part of the plot structure has the most intense or emotional moment in the play?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Falling Action

c)

Resolution

d)

Climax

12.

What part of the plot structure eases the suspense and reveals the outcome of the climax?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

13.

What part of the plot structure reveals the final outcome of the play and ties up loose ends?

a)

Exposition

b)

Climax

c)

Falling Action

d)

Resolution

14.

How is drama different from other kinds of fiction?

a)

Drama has more characters than other kinds of fiction

b)

Drama can only have one setting. Other kinds of fiction can have many settings.

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.

15.

Why does a playwright include stage directions in a script?

a)

to provide information about how the play should look to the audience

b)

to provide information about the time period in a which a play is set

c)

to provide information about how the dialogue in a play should be spoken

d)

All of these options