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Year 12 In Class Assessment Drama Knowledge

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does vocal ‘pace’ refer to?

a)

How high or low your voice is.

b)

How loud or soft your voice is.

c)

How fast or slow your voice is.

d)

The emotion with which you speak.

2.

What does vocal term ‘pause’’ refer to?

a)

Whether you pause for dramatic effect.

b)

The emotion with which you speak.

c)

Whether you speak with an accent.

d)

How loud or quiet your voice is.

3.

What does the vocal term ‘articulate’ refer to?

a)

Able to speak clearly and expressively.

b)

Ensuring your voice can be heard at all times on stage.

c)

Speaking with an accent.

d)

How low or high you are speaking.

4.

Describe Accent...

a)

A funny way to speak that makes people laugh

b)

An online challenge done by bloggers around the world

c)

The way of speaking depending on where you come from

d)

It only applies to certain people because they come from a different country

5.

Emphasis...

a)

is putting a stress on a certain word or phrase.

b)

shouting a specific word so people know.

c)

obviously pointing out something.

6.

What is Posture?

a)

Positioning of the full body.

b)

Positioning of the back.

c)

Positioning of the face.

d)

Positioning of the feet.

7.

What is a Stimulus?

a)

Any kind of material to use as a starting point to inspire Drama.

b)

A photograph to help create theatre.

c)

Songs that make us think about creating drama.

8.

Describe Tone...

a)

The emotion behind what a character says.

b)

An attitude.

c)

High or low voice.

d)

Loud or Quiet voice.

9.

Choose the purpose of a drama.

a)

To entertain.

b)

To educate.

c)

To tell a story.

d)

To communicate a message.

e)

To explore a theme and/or issue.

10.

Eye Contact...

a)

shows a characters emotions.

b)

shows a characters personality.

c)

shows a character has listened to a director.

d)

shows a characters status.

11.

Which TWO words do we use when referring to volume?

a)

Loud

b)

Quiet

c)

High

d)

Low

12.

What is Pitch?

a)

High/Low voice

b)

Fast/Slow voice

13.

Listen... What Tone is this?

a)

Scared

b)

Shock

c)

Happy

d)

Sad

14.

What is Register?

a)

How clear a characters voice is.

b)

The way a character speaks depending on who they are talking to.

c)

The rise and fall of a characters voice.

d)

How quickly a character speaks.

15.

Describe gesture...

a)

A nice thing to do for someone

b)

A way to communicate a feeling/message with your hands.

16.

What does INTONATION mean?

a)

Using a range of tones when speaking.

b)

The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

c)

Making your tone clear to the audience.

17.

Which one of these best describes 'clarity of diction'?

a)

Diction means clarity of speech. An actor with good diction speaks in a way where all their words are well pronounced.

b)

When an actor speaks clearly to the audience so that they can be heard.

18.

A general 'fill' of light across the stage is called a ________ of light

a)

wash

b)

fill

c)

light

d)

gobo

19.

What is the purpose of using a backlight?

a)

to light the actors faces

b)

to make the actors stand out against a background

20.

What is the purpose of a side light?

a)

to provide dramatic shadows across faces

b)

to light the actors faces

21.

What is a spotlight used for?

a)

To highlight key characters at important moments

b)

To provide dramatic shadows across faces

c)

To fill the stage with light

22.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Gobos

b)

Fresnels

c)

Parcans

d)

L.E.Ds

23.

What is this light called?

a)

Parcan

b)

Fresnel

c)

L.E.D Parcan

d)

Moving Light

24.

What is this light called?

a)

Parcan

b)

Fresnel

c)

L.E.D Parcan

d)

Moving Light

25.

What is this light called?

a)

Parcan

b)

Fresnel

c)

L.E.D Parcan

d)

Moving Light

26.

What is this light called?

a)

Parcan

b)

Profile Spot

c)

L.E.D Parcan

d)

Flood Light

27.

What is this light called?

a)

Parcan

b)

Profile Spot

c)

L.E.D Parcan

d)

Flood Light

28.

Which of these lights would you use to create a large wash of light across a stage?

a)
b)
29.

Which one of these lights contains a colour wheel, a gobo wheel, zoom and focus functions which allows many looks to be achieved on stage.

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

Which one of these has an extremely wide light output, often used to light a large area of stage or cyclorama.

a)
b)
c)
d)
31.

Which one of these does not produce heat and so will help with health and safety to keep actors cool on stage?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

What is the name of these pieces of plastic which are used to change the colour of a lantern?

a)

Gobos

b)

Gels

c)

Spotlight

d)

Colours

33.

What is the term for when all the lights go out at the same time?

a)

Lights out

b)

Blackout

c)

Crossfade

d)

Spill

34.

If you wanted to say that the lights were bright, you would say...

a)

The lights are at a high intensity

b)

The lights are at a low intensity

c)

The lights are on fully

d)

The lights are bright

35.

What is an apron?

a)

a painted canvas or muslin curtain hung from a batten to form part of the scenery

b)

staging in the center of a room with the audience sitting on all sides

c)

the stage floor between the front edge of the stage and front curtain

36.

What is a gelatin or gel?

a)

transparent color sheet inserted into a frame in front of a spotlight or floodlight

b)

term used to refer to a stage light

c)

auditorium lights

illusion of the first time

37.

What is downstage?

a)

the area of the stage closet to the audience

b)

the stage area farthest from the audience

c)

offstage to the right and left of the acting area

38.

What is the fourth wall?

a)

the stage area farthest from the audience

b)

the area above the stage where scenery, drops, and lights are hung when not in use

c)

the imaginary wall through which the audience views the play

Fresnel

39.

What kind of stage is this?

a)

Thrust

b)

Proscenium

c)

Arena

40.

What kind of stage is this?

a)

Arena

b)

Thrust

c)

Proscenium

41.

What kind of stage is this?

a)

Arena

b)

Proscenium

c)

Thrust

42.

What is the fly space?

a)

the area above the stage where scenery, drops, and lights are hung when not in use

b)

a spotlight with step-lens that throws an efficient and soft beam, usually hung from the teaser batten to light upstage areas

c)

any part of the stage where the audience can see

43.

What is a Flat?

a)

Another word for apartment.

b)

A type of stage where the floor is completely flat.

c)

A timber frame covered with canvas for a set.

d)

A table for props to sit on back stage.

44.

Which type of staging has the audience walk around?

a)

Avenue

b)

End On

c)

In the Round

d)

Promenade

45.

Listen... what is this an example of?

a)

Pre-recorded Sound Effect

b)

Live Sound Effect

46.

What colours are the basics for a bruise?

a)

Yellow

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Purple

e)

Red

47.

Costume...

a)

Can help an actor feel more like their character.

b)

Is designed so the actors have something to wear.

c)

Can symbolise a character trait/personality.

d)

Can enhance mood/atmosphere or theme/issues.

e)

Colour can show the character status.

48.

Hair & Make-up is there to...

(Tick all that apply)

a)

Enhances characterisation.

b)

Is used to enhance character features under the stage lights.

c)

Helps to create mood/atmosphere.

d)

Is there to show the audience who they are.

e)

Can highlight themes/issues within a play.

49.

What language is used for Lighting and/or Sound?

a)

Fade Up & Down

b)

Intensity

c)

Crossfade

d)

SFX

e)

Abstract

50.

Look at the picture... What is it?

a)

Backdrop

b)

Curtains

c)

Gauze

d)

Cyclorama

51.

What does the condition of a costume refer to?

a)

The state the costume is in

b)

How expensive the fabric of the costume is

c)

The type of material used in the costume

d)

The flow of the material

52.

Why might a costume designer use a specific colour within a costume?

a)

To show the audience the time period of the play

b)

To convey a symbolic idea

c)

To show the audience the age of the character

53.

What does the cut refer to?

a)

How many rips and cuts an item of clothing has

b)

The shape of the pieces of fabric used to construct the costume

c)

How small the costume is?

d)

How large the costume is?

54.

What are the main attributes of a character that a costume can portray?

a)

The Hobbies and Interests of character

b)

The Level of Intelligence

c)

Age, gender, social background

d)

Relationships

55.

What does costume to refer to?

a)

Every item the performer wears including hair and make up

b)

Everything the actor carries on stage

c)

Just the clothes the actor wears on stage

56.

Why might elements of a costume be accentuated?

a)

To show that the characters are high status

b)

To add humour to the performance

c)

To make it easier for the audience to see them