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Elements of Drama

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a summary tell about a text?

a)

The who, what, when, where, why, and how

b)

The title of the text

c)

The setting and scenes

d)

The main characters only

2.

What is a drama?

a)

A type of poem

b)

A short story

c)

A play for theater, radio, or television

d)

A novel

3.

What is a scene?

a)

The final act of a play

b)

A long division of a play

c)

A small division of a play within an act

d)

The background music in a play

4.

What is dialogue?

a)

Conversation between characters

b)

The ending of a story

c)

The title of a play

d)

Instructions for the actors

5.

Who is the audience?

a)

The people performing on stage

b)

The director of the play

c)

The writer of the play

d)

A group of people who have gathered to watch a performance

6.

What are stage directions?

a)

Directions to the theater

b)

Instructions written into a script of a play

c)

The dialogue actors say

d)

The path actors take to enter the stage

7.

What are props?

a)

The costumes actors wear

b)

The lights on the stage

c)

The audience members

d)

Objects used on stage in a play

8.

What is a script?

a)

A type of stage prop

b)

The written text of a play

c)

A musical score

d)

A review of a performance

9.

What are acts?

a)

The actions actors perform

b)

One of the main divisions of a play

c)

The scenes in a movie

d)

The chapters of a book

10.

Who is a playwright?

a)

A person who writes plays

b)

An actor in a play

c)

An audience member

d)

A director of a play

11.

What is a flashback?

a)

A type of lighting used on stage

b)

An interruption in the action to tell what happened earlier

c)

A fast-forward in the story

d)

A preview of the play

12.

What does foreshadow mean?

a)

To forget the past

b)

To predict the weather

c)

Clues or hints that suggest what's to come later

d)

To cast a shadow forward

13.

What is the cast of characters?

a)

The props used on stage

b)

The list of scenes in a play

c)

The audience members

d)

The characters acting in a drama

14.

What is scenery?

a)

The script of the play

b)

The music played in a play

c)

The costumes worn by actors

d)

Part of the set that shows the location of the scene

15.

What marks a change in scenes?

a)

A change in the music

b)

The beginning of the play

c)

A change in characters, setting, or time

d)

The end of the play