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Meter, sonnet and drama

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is characterized by a pair of unaccented and an accented syllables.

a)

trochee

b)

dactyl

c)

anapest

d)

iamb

2.

It is characterized by a pair of accented and an unaccented syllables.

a)

trochee

b)

dactyl

c)

anapest

d)

iamb

3.

The word "window" is an example of a/an.....

a)

trochee

b)

dactyl

c)

anapest

d)

iamb

4.

Which of the following words is iambic in measure?

a)

olive

b)

during

c)

divine

d)

order

5.

Which of the following words is trochaic in measure?

a)

olive

b)

arrange

c)

divine

d)

alert

6.

In the word "achieve", which syllable is accented?

a)

first

b)

second

7.

In the word "weather", which syllable is accented?

a)

first

b)

second

8.

In the word "whether", which syllable is accented?

a)

first

b)

second

9.

In the word "reindeer", which syllable is accented?

a)

first

b)

second

10.

In the word "remark", which syllable is accented?

a)

first

b)

second

11.

In the word "redeem", which syllable is accented?

a)

first

b)

second

12.

In this line, "alive, again, today", how many meters are possible?

a)

monometer

b)

dimeter

c)

trimeter

d)

tetrameter

13.

In this line, "alive, again, today", what is its foot and meter?

a)

iambic monometer

b)

trochaic dimeter

c)

iambic trimeter

d)

trochaic trimeter

14.

In this line, "Ang isang bituin ay nasa ulap", what is its foot and meter?

a)

iambic tetrameter

b)

trochaic tetrameter

c)

iambic pentameter

d)

trochaic pentameter

15.

In this line, "Hinding hindi kita maiwan Besh", what is its foot and meter?

a)

iambic tetrameter

b)

trochaic tetrameter

c)

iambic pentameter

d)

trochaic pentameter

16.

What does "octa" mean?

(a)  

17.

This foot is composed of an accented and an unaccented syllables.

(a)  

18.

This foot is composed of an unaccented and an accented syllables.

(a)  

19.
A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a ______________________. They are also written in the brochure or program of the play.
a)
group
b)
crowd
c)
cast
d)
people
20.
A drama, or a play is a passage that tells a story using _______________ characters say to each other.
a)
songs
b)
lines
c)
books
d)
jokes
21.
This is the written text of a play.
a)
script
b)
papers
c)
book
d)
text
22.
In a Drama the actors use ___________________ expressions.
a)
facial
b)
props
c)
dialogue
d)
actors
23.

A person who performs a role in a play is called an

a)

stage direction

b)

actor

c)

performance

d)

playwright

24.

The part of the play script that tells actors how to move or speak their lines is called the...

a)

stage directions

b)

scene

c)

setting

d)

stage

25.

What are props?

a)

Actors in play

b)

The action in a play

c)

Objects used by actors in a play

d)

Directions that tell the actors what to do or how to speak

26.

The area where the actors perform is called the....

a)

scene

b)

stage

c)

set

d)

setting

27.

What is the major difference between tragedy and comedy?

a)

Comedies are very realistic; tragedies are not

b)

Comedies contain elaborate plots and costumes; tragedies involve simple plots and staging

c)

Comedies were developed in Ancient Greece; tragedies were developed during the Renaissance

d)

Comedies have happy endings; tragedies don't

28.
What is the meaning of dialogue?
a)
Conversations between two or more characters
b)
The words in parentheses
c)
A struggle that takes place in a story
d)
The gestures an actor uses in a drama
29.
Printed copy of a play
a)
Director
b)
Playwright
c)
Script
d)
Drama
30.
Items used on stage to help actors tell a story
a)
Flats
b)
Sets
c)
Props
d)
Costumes
31.
A person who writes plays is
a)
Poet
b)
Author
c)
Illustrator
d)
Playwright
32.
The directions, or words, in parenthesis that show the actions or feelings that the characters are supposed to show.  These directions are called______.
a)
Plot directions
b)
Stage directions
c)
Actor directions
d)
Audience directions
33.

Acts are divided into smaller sections called

a)

monologue

b)

dialogue

c)

scenes

d)

stage directions

34.

A long, uninterrupted speech

a)

soliliquy

b)

dialogue

c)

aside

d)

monologue

35.
Instructs actors on how to portray characters
a)
Cast
b)
Director
c)
Playwright
d)
Actor
36.

A sonnet contains ______ lines.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

14

d)

16

37.

Which of the following is NOT a type of sonnet?

a)

Petrarchan sonnet

b)

Draconian sonnet

c)

Italian sonnet

d)

English sonnet

38.

Which of the following is true about Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

It consists of three stanzas and a couplet.

b)

It consists of two stanzas and a couplet.

c)

It consists of five stanzas and a couplet.

d)

It consists of four stanzas and a couplet.

39.

Who was the proponent of Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

William Shakesphere

b)

William Shakespears

c)

William Shakespear

d)

William Shakespeare

40.

How many syllables does a line of an iambic pentameter have?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

12

d)

14

41.

A quatrain is a

a)

2 line stanza

b)

3 line stanza

c)

4 line stanza

d)

5 line stanza

42.

What is the rhyme scheme of a Shakespearean sonnet?

a)

abba abba cde cde

b)

abab bcbc cdcd ee

c)

abcd efgh ijkl mm

d)

abab cdcd efef gg

43.

This poem form is made up of an octave and a sestet.

a)

Petrarchan sonnet

b)

Free Verse

c)

Shakespearean sonnet

d)

Spenserian sonnet

44.

A term meaning two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

a)

quatrain

b)

couplet

c)

sestet

d)

octave

45.

All of the statements are true except

a)

Sonnets were invented during the 1900s.

b)

Sonnet came from an Italian word “sonetto” meaning

“little sound or song.”

c)

Sonnet is a fourteen-line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme.

d)

Sonnets use iambic pentameter

46.

Identify the type of conflict:

After breaking her mother’s favorite vase, Casey struggles to decide whether she should tell her mother the truth or attempt to hide her mistake and blame the family dog.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Nature

c)

Man vs. Character

d)

Man vs. Technology

47.

The main character clashes with another character.

a)

Man vs. Nature

b)

Man vs. Society

c)

Man vs. Man

d)

Man vs. Technology

48.

The main character resists forces that are not in this world.

a)

Man vs. Society

b)

Man vs. Technology

c)

Man vs. Supernatural

d)

Man vs. Self

49.

It is a struggle between two opposing forces.

a)

drama

b)

conflict

c)

exposition

d)

resolution

50.

A character is set in opposition to nature.

a)

Man vs. Technology

b)

Man vs. Self

c)

Man vs. Man

d)

Man vs. Nature

51.

Jimmy and Eric compete for the same position on the baseball team.

a)

Man vs. Technology

b)

Man vs. Self

c)

Man vs. Man

d)

.Man vs. Nature

52.

Alexa caught her friend Jamie stealing from a classmate. Now Alexa must choose between keeping her friendship with Jamie and doing the right thing.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Nature

c)

Man vs. Man

d)

Man vs. Technology

53.

John starts a petition to allow students to wear ripped jeans at school.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Society

c)

Man vs. Man

d)

Man vs. Supernatural

54.

Tara and her friends accept a dare to sleepover in the old abandoned house in the hill. They acted brave at first, but when they started seeing ghosts they tried to run. Trapped in the haunted house, Tara and her friends struggle to escape with their lives.

a)

Man vs. Society

b)

Man vs. Self

c)

Man vs. Nature

d)

Man vs. Supernatural

55.

The main character resists technological forces.

a)

Man vs. Self

b)

Man vs. Supernatural

c)

Man vs. Technology

d)

Man vs. Society

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