WorksheetsExploring Script Fundamentals
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the primary purpose of a script in a play?
To provide a list of characters
To outline the plot and dialogue
To describe the costumes
To set the ticket prices
Which part of a script typically includes the spoken words of characters?
Stage directions
Dialogue
Scene description
Character list
What are stage directions in a script?
Instructions for actors on how to move and behave
The dialogue between characters
The list of scenes
The title of the play
Which of the following is NOT typically found in a script?
Dialogue
Stage directions
Character thoughts
Scene headings
What is the term for the written text of a play?
Novel
Script
Poem
Essay
In script analysis, what is the term for the main idea or message of the play?
Theme
Plot
Setting
Character
What is the first section of a script that introduces the characters and setting?
Climax
Exposition
Resolution
Conflict
Which of the following is a simple procedure used in script writing?
Creating a character list
Designing costumes
Building sets
Marketing the play
What is the term for the conversation between two or more characters in a script?
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
Narration
Which element of a script provides information about the time and place of the action?
Dialogue
Stage directions
Setting
Theme
What is the purpose of script analysis?
To memorize lines
To understand the deeper meaning and elements of the script
To design the set
To choose the cast
Which part of a script tells actors where to stand or move on stage?
Dialogue
Stage directions
Scene headings
Character list
What is the term for a long speech by one character in a play?
Dialogue
Monologue
Soliloquy
Narration
Which of the following is a basic concept in script structure?
Costume design
Scene division
Lighting setup
Audience seating
What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a script?
Resolution
Conflict
Climax
Exposition
the people, things or ideas that prevent or try to prevent the protagonist from reaching a goal
antagonist
protagonist
foil
character
the turning point in a story in which the protagonist either reaches or fails to reach their goal.
climax
falling action
rising action
inciting incident
the basic form of a story; includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and ending.
dramatic structure
inciting incident
work ethic
advertising revenue
to turn something into a script so that it can be performed
dramatization
company
climax
brainstorming
final wrap-up of the dramatic structure
ending
exposition
falling action
climax
the beginning of a story in which readers or viewers learn about the characters and setting
exposition
climax
ending
plot
following the climax, it is the short time when loose ends are tightened and any remaining questions are answered.
falling action
rising action
dramatic structure
work ethic
what the character wants in a scene or story
goal
climax
edning
company
the bit of action that starts the characters on their upward journey toward the climax
inciting incident
falling action
rising action
dramatic structure
things that stand in the way (often figuratively) of one's goal
obstacles
climax
company
goal
the storyline or events in a story
plot
goal
climax
obstacles
the lead character
protagonist
antagonist
foil
friend
the development of the plot after the exposition and before the climax
rising action
falling action
inciting incident
work ethic
when and where a story takes place
setting
climax
goal
obstacles
the lesson the story is attempting to impart
theme
climax
goal
exposition
What is the term for a speech where a character speaks to themselves, revealing their thoughts?
Monologue
Dialogue
Soliloquy
Narration
