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Drama and Poetry

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

What does the term 'scene' represent in a drama?

a)

The lesson or message the author is trying to convey

b)

The actions happening in one place at one time

c)

The spoken exchange between characters

d)

The group of lines that are together

2.

What is the definition of 'theme' in literature?

a)

The actions happening in one place at one time

b)

The lesson or message the author is trying to convey

c)

The general term for a performance in which actors impersonate characters

d)

The spoken exchange between characters

3.

What is the general term for a performance in which actors impersonate characters?

a)

The actions happening in one place at one time

b)

The lesson or message the author is trying to convey

c)

The spoken exchange between characters

d)

Drama

4.

What is the definition of 'dialogue' in a literary work?

a)

The actions happening in one place at one time

b)

The spoken exchange between characters

c)

The group of lines that are together

d)

The written language in its ordinary form

5.

What is drama?

a)

A book

b)

A television show

c)

A story being acted out for an audience

d)

A direction on stage.

6.

What does the term 'plot' refer to in a story or drama?

a)

The spoken exchange between characters

b)

The actions happening in one place at one time

c)

The sequence of events or actions, what happens in a story or drama

d)

The group of lines that are together

7.

What does 'stage directions' provide in a drama script?

a)

The actions happening in one place at one time

b)

The lesson or message the author is trying to convey

c)

The written language in its ordinary form

d)

Information on actors' actions and movements

8.

What does the term 'setting' refer to in a story, poem, or drama?

a)

The actions happening in one place at one time

b)

The lesson or message the author is trying to convey

c)

The group of lines that are together

d)

Where and when the events take place

9.

What is a 'line' in a poem?

a)

The actions happening in one place at one time

b)

The spoken exchange between characters

c)

The group of lines that are together

d)

A group of words arranged in a row; they make up the stanza(s) in a poem.

10.

What is a 'stanza' in a poem?

a)

The actions happening in one place at one time

b)

The lesson or message the author is trying to convey

c)

A group of lines that are together; a division of a poem that is composed of two or more lines.

d)

The written language in its ordinary form

11.

A form of writing written in lines and stanzas. A form of literature that uses rhythmic qualities of language to create meaning.

a)

Interview

b)

Poetry

c)

Prose

d)

Drama

12.

A list of all the characters who appear in a drama.

a)

Dialogue

b)

Play

c)

Cast of characters/Cast list

d)

Scene

13.

The number of syllables in a line and how they are accented that creates the poem's beat or rhythm is called

a)

meter

b)

rhyme

c)

line

d)

repetition

14.

A group of lines that are together is called a

a)

meter

b)

stanza

c)

line

d)

theme

15.

The lesson or message the author wants the reader to learn is called

a)

meter

b)

repetition

c)

stanza

d)

theme

16.

When words or phrases are repeated in poetry, it's called

a)

meter

b)

stanza

c)

repetition

d)

line

17.

One line of a poem is called a

a)

meter

b)

line

c)

stanza

d)

rhyme

18.

The text used by actors is called the

a)

stage directions

b)

text

c)

script

d)

description

19.

When characters are talking, that is called

a)

theme

b)

stage directions

c)

plot

d)

dialogue

20.

The words that tell actors where to go and what to do during a drama are called

a)

meter

b)

plot

c)

characters

d)

stage directions

21.

A poem's pattern of rhyming lines is called its

a)

description

b)

rhyme

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

mood

22.

What is the rhyme scheme of this nursery rhyme?

a)

A B A B

b)

A B C A

c)

A B B A

d)

A A B B A

23.

The feeling the author wants you to feel while reading the text is called

a)

mood

b)

meter

c)

rhyme

d)

theme

24.

What is the primary purpose of a soliloquy in a drama?

a)

To advance the plot through dialogue between characters

b)

To provide background information to the audience

c)

To reveal a character's inner thoughts and feelings

d)

To create a humorous effect

25.

Which of the following best describes a 'metaphor' in poetry?

a)

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

b)

A direct comparison between two unlike things

c)

The repetition of consonant sounds

d)

A type of rhyme scheme