WorksheetsDrama 8- Dramatic Structure Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
the sequence of the events that take place in a story
Arc
Plot
Tactic
Dramatic Structure
refers to the plot structure of a play including the exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution
Plot
Exposition
Storyline
Dramatic Structure
the portion of a story that introduces important information to the audience (ex. setting, events that happened in the past, characters, flashbacks, etc.)
Tactic
Objective
Exposition
Resolution
the thing that shakes up our protagonist’s world and sets the story in motion.
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Exposition
Climax
the events that happen in a story on the way to the climax
Inciting Incident
Rising Action
Falling Action
Tactic
the shift in a story. The highest point of the narrative
Conflict
Rising Action
Objective
Climax
the event following the climax of the story before the resolution
Falling Action
Turning Point
Obstacle
Rising Action
the final part of a story where the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved
Objective
Falling Action
Resolution
Exposition
an action or strategy carefully planned to reach a specific ending in the story
Objective
Obstacle
Tactic
Plot
the goal intended to be attained
Resolution
Tactic
Obstacle
Objective
the thing that stands in the way of the objective
Obstacle
Falling Action
Inciting Incident
Tactic
Exposition is the ....?
Setting of the play
Background story that the audience needs to know.
Things that must be introduced so the audience understands the plot.
ALL of the ABOVE
Climax of the play is the ...?
High point
Low point
Where conflicts get resolved.
Beginning
areas of the stage are always...
highlighted in a script
from the actor's pov
written in capital letters and centered at the top of the script
from the audience's pov
What areas of the stage are missing from the chart?
Downstage Right, Backstage, Stage Left
Downstage Right, Center Stage, Stage Left
Downstage Right, Upstage, Stage Left
Stage Right, Center Stage, Stage Left
When discussing areas of the stage, Upstage describes...
The area above the stage
The area of the stage closest to the audience
The area behind the stage
The area of the stage furthest from the audience
When discussing areas of the stage, Downstage describes...
the area of the stage that is furthest from the audience
What's missing from this chart?
Exposition, Climax, Resolution
Exposition, Inciting Incident, Climax, Resolution
Exposition, Inciting Incident, Rising Action, Climax
Exposition, Objective, Obstacle, Resolution
Stage Directions can be distinguished by...
Through an *asterisk
Capital letters at the centre of the page
Capital letters on the edge of the page
Italics or brackets
What areas of the stage are missing?
Downstage Right, Stage Right, Upstage Right
Downstage Right, Downstage, Downstage Left
Upstage Right, Upstage, Upstage Left
Downstage Left, Downstage, Downstage Right
What's missing from this chart?
Literally Nothing
Inciting Incident
Conflict
Inciting Incident, Falling Action
