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Drama - Y7 - British Playwrights

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is a person that writes a play?

a)

Director

b)

Actor

c)

Playwright

d)

Narrator

2.

What is a practical exercise allowing you to explore a story, theme, or play by acting out the key moments?

a)

Blocking

b)

Whoosh

c)

Narration

d)

Devising

3.

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?

a)

Still Image

b)

Thought Tracking

c)

Choral Speech

d)

Transitions

4.

When a character steps out of a scene to address the audience about how they're feeling, what is this called?

a)

Narration

b)

Blocking

c)

Thought Tracking

d)

Roleplay

5.

What do we call it when an actor adds a spoken commentary for the audience about the action taking place on stage?

a)

Devising

b)

Narration

c)

Choral Speech

d)

Flexible Casting

6.

Which term describes creating your own performance, usually in response to a stimulus, without a script?

a)

Blocking

b)

Acting

c)

Devising

d)

Directing

7.

What is it called when a group of actors speak a line at the same time to create a dramatic effect?

a)

Choral Speech

b)

Thought Tracking

c)

Narration

d)

Co-operation

8.

What is the process of rehearsing a scene and developing the actors' movements and where they stand in relation to one another?

a)

Directing

b)

Blocking

c)

Acting

d)

Sliding

9.

What term refers to a part that can be played by any gender (male or female) or by a number of different actors?

a)

Flexible Casting

b)

Ensemble

c)

Roleplay

d)

Blocking

10.

What is the term for moving from one still image to another, which can be done in slow motion or with dialogue?

a)

Blocking

b)

Transitions

c)

Devising

d)

Whoosh

11.

What term describes actors who have not been allocated a named part but instead represent a group of people?

a)

Ensemble

b)

Actors

c)

Narrators

d)

Gathering

12.

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.

a)

Status

b)

Blocking

c)

Control

d)

Transition

13.

Which British playwright is best known for writing plays such as "Romeo and Juliet" and "Hamlet"?

a)

Oscar Wilde

b)

Willy Russell

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

None of the above

14.

Which British playwright is best known for writing musicals such as "Blood Brothers" and plays such as "Our Day Out"?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Oscar Wilde

c)

Willy Russell

d)

None of the above

15.

Which British playwright is best known for writing plays such as "The Importance of Being Earnest" and "Lady Windermere's Fan"?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Oscar Wilde

c)

Willy Russell

d)

None of the above