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WorksheetsDrama - Y7 - British Playwrights
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who is a person that writes a play?
Director
Actor
Playwright
Narrator
What is a practical exercise allowing you to explore a story, theme, or play by acting out the key moments?
Blocking
Whoosh
Narration
Devising
What is a frozen picture which communicates meaning and can provide a snapshot of a moment with a clear focus upon use of levels, body language, and facial expression?
Still Image
Thought Tracking
Choral Speech
Transitions
When a character steps out of a scene to address the audience about how they're feeling, what is this called?
Narration
Blocking
Thought Tracking
Roleplay
What do we call it when an actor adds a spoken commentary for the audience about the action taking place on stage?
Devising
Narration
Choral Speech
Flexible Casting
Which term describes creating your own performance, usually in response to a stimulus, without a script?
Blocking
Acting
Devising
Directing
What is it called when a group of actors speak a line at the same time to create a dramatic effect?
Choral Speech
Thought Tracking
Narration
Co-operation
What is the process of rehearsing a scene and developing the actors' movements and where they stand in relation to one another?
Directing
Blocking
Acting
Sliding
What term refers to a part that can be played by any gender (male or female) or by a number of different actors?
Flexible Casting
Ensemble
Roleplay
Blocking
What is the term for moving from one still image to another, which can be done in slow motion or with dialogue?
Blocking
Transitions
Devising
Whoosh
What term describes actors who have not been allocated a named part but instead represent a group of people?
Ensemble
Actors
Narrators
Gathering
Which drama term describes how important you are in a scene and how much power you have? E.g. A king would be high and a beggar would be low.
Status
Blocking
Control
Transition
Which British playwright is best known for writing plays such as "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet"?
Oscar Wilde
Willy Russell
William Shakespeare
None of the above
Which British playwright is best known for writing musicals such as "Blood Brothers" and plays such as "Our Day Out"?
William Shakespeare
Oscar Wilde
Willy Russell
None of the above
Which British playwright is best known for writing plays such as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Lady Windermere's Fan"?
William Shakespeare
Oscar Wilde
Willy Russell
None of the above
