wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Elements of Drama Assessment Yr4 T3 2024

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these would be showing the element of FOCUS? Choose more than one.

a)

A light shining on a single character.

b)

A sunset showing people having a quiet party.

c)

The camera directly looking at a car as it drives.

d)

A black and white costume.

2.

Which description would be an example of CONTRAST?

a)

A group of mums having a cuppa tea at a cafe.

b)

A tall character standing next to a short character.

c)

A single red rose in the view of the camera.

d)

A view of the beach and the sunrise

3.

Which of these sentences describes an example of how the element of TIME can be shown in drama? Choose more than one.

a)

A lady and man are having a meal in a noisy cafe.

b)

An under water ocean scene shows lots of fish swimming.

c)

As a boy walks along, you see him grow and change from a young toddler to a child, then a young man, then a man.

d)

As you watch a movie, the sun begins to set in the distance.

4.

Which of these descriptions are about the MOOD of a dramatic performance? Chose more than one.

a)

The clock is ticking.

b)

As you watch the drama, the music begins to slow down and become eerie.

c)

The scene is of school children walking in unison.

d)

The child is playing hopscotch with her friends.

5.

Choose any sentence that describes the element of SPACE is used in a drama.

There is more than one choice.

a)

The main character was crouched down low and looking out into the audience

b)

The stage had three levels for the characters to stand on.

c)

The line of ballerina's came on stage in unison and formed a straight row across the centre of the stage linking arms.

d)

The camera is looking straight at a ticking bomb.

6.

Which of these sentences describes a dramatic scene showing the element of TENSION?

There is more than one choice.

a)

A shark is swimming and it gets faster as it chases a seal.

b)

The camera is slowly going closer and closer to a single flower in a field of flowers.

c)

A group of cartoon animals are having high tea.

d)

All of a sudednt the music becomes fast like a race is about to start.

7.

Which of these sentences is about using a SYMBOL in drama?

a)

A group of school children are chasing each other.

b)

The mouse is travelling through a clear plastic pipe to his dinner.

c)

The man jumps off the boat into the ocean.

d)

The camera focuses on the red rose as its last petal falls off.

8.

Where the story takes place is the

a)

stage directions

b)

dialogue

c)

plot

d)

setting

9.

The plot of a drama is/are

a)

the people and animals that are a part of the story

b)

the lines of text that the characters speak in the play

c)

what happens in the story

d)

the lesson or message the author is trying to convey

10.

The people and animals that are part of the story are

a)

the characters

b)

the dialogue

c)

the theme

d)

the setting

11.

The lines of text that the characters speak in the play are called

a)

setting

b)

theme

c)

dialogue

d)

characters

12.

What is the written text of a drama or play called?

a)

A poem

b)

A script

c)

A story

d)

A playwright

13.

A person who writes plays is called what?

a)

A poet

b)

A author

c)

A playwright

d)

An actor

14.

Which is an example of a stage direction.

a)

The cat is a friendly character with pink fur.

b)

"Honey, I am home from work!"

c)

(Go stage left and fall to the ground)

d)

Alice is blonde with a blue dress.

15.

What is dialogue?

a)

The actions of the characters.

b)

What the character says.

c)

How the characters look.

d)

The set and scenery of a play.

16.

The main character; the “good” guy that readers identify with...

a)

plarywright

b)

scene

c)

act

d)

protagonist

17.

Character who opposes or is against the main character; the “bad” guy...

a)

antagonist

b)

protagonist

c)

playwright

d)

poet

18.

A story that is being acted out in front of an audience...

a)

biography

b)

poem

c)

drama

d)

informational text

19.

The sequence of events of a story...

a)

timeline

b)

plot

c)

characters

d)

actor

20.

The objects used by characters in a play to create an effect...

a)

scenes

b)

acts

c)

script

d)

props

21.

Directions given to actors so they know how to perform their lines. They include setting and action.

(In parenthesis and in italics)

a)

stage directions

b)

dialogue

c)

prop

d)

scene

22.

In a dramatic stage performance - a sword or glass slipper would be an example of a...

a)

cool thing

b)

stage direction

c)

scene

d)

prop

23.

A script is

a)

the written text of a play

b)

story

c)

essay

d)

movie

24.

What is the CAST or CAST OF CHARACTERS?

a)

the stage directions

b)

the title of the drama

c)

the list of characters in the drama

d)

the dialogue

25.

Which of the following is an example of dialogue?

a)

"I can't believe you did that!" she exclaimed.

b)

The sun set over the horizon.

c)

He walked to the store.

d)

The room was filled with old furniture.

26.

What term describes the time and place in which a story occurs?

a)

plot

b)

setting

c)

theme

d)

character

27.

Which of the following best describes a monologue?

a)

A conversation between two characters.

b)

A long speech by one character.

c)

A description of the setting.

d)

A list of characters in the play.

28.

What is the term for the underlying message or main idea of a play?

a)

theme

b)

dialogue

c)

setting

d)

plot