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Week 20: Vocabulary

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a power that some people believe controls and decides everything that happens, in a way that cannot be prevented or changed

a)

Fate

b)

Tragedy

c)

Drama

d)

Aside

2.

a type of literature, especially drama, that is serious and sad, and often ends with the death of the main character

a)

Drama

b)

Monologue

c)

Iambic Pentameter

d)

Tragedy

3.

a serious play for the theatre, television, or radio

a)

Monologue

b)

Drama

c)

Fate

d)

Soliloquy

4.

a comment that a character in a play makes to the audience, which the other characters are supposed not to be able to hear

a)

Drama

b)

Aside

c)

Monologue

d)

Soliloquy

5.

 a long speech which is spoken by one person as an entertainment, or as part of an entertainment such as a play

a)

Monologue

b)

Soliloquy

c)

Aside

d)

Iambic Pentameter

6.

a speech in a play in which an actor speaks to himself or herself and to the audience, rather than to another actor

a)

Monologue

b)

Aside

c)

Couplet

d)

Soliloquy

7.

a verse line consisting of five metrical iambs

a)

Drama

b)

Couplet

c)

Iambic Pentameter

d)

Aside

8.

two lines of poetry which come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme with each other and are the same length

a)

Monologue

b)

Couplet

c)

Iambic Pentameter

d)

Tragedy

9.

When they got in trouble for throwing food, the boys had to listen to the principal's (a)   about how they should behave in the cafeteria.

10.

Nora, Scarlett, and William were discussing a power that some people believe controls and decides everything that happens, in a way that cannot be prevented or changed. What were they discussing?

(a)  

11.

Consider a play written by Shakespeare, especially one that Daniel, Elijah, and Benjamin are studying in their literature class. This type of literature is serious and sad, and often ends with the death of the main character. What is this type of literature called?

(a)  

12.

David, Ethan and Noah are planning to create a serious play for their school's theatre event. They also plan to broadcast it on local television and radio. What is this type of play called?

(a)  

13.

During a school play, Liam, one of the actors, starts speaking to himself and to the audience, rather than to his fellow actors, Abigail and Harper. What is this type of speech called in a play?

(a)  

14.

During a school play, Aiden makes a comment to the audience that Olivia and Benjamin, his fellow actors, are NOT supposed to be able to hear. What is this technique called?

(a)  

15.

Aria is writing a poem for her literature class. She decides to write each line of her poem with five metrical iambs. What is this type of verse line called?

(a)  

16.

Liam and Hannah are writing poetry for their school project. They decide to write two lines that come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme with each other and are the same length. What is this type of poetry called?

(a)