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WorksheetsLiterature in English Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Soliloquy refers to
A speech delivered to the audience while alone on stage
A short dialogue
A speech to another character
A narration
Aside in drama means
A speech meant for all characters
A remark spoken to the audience but unheard by other characters
Stage movement
A background song
Tragedy in drama involves
Comic situations
The downfall of a noble hero through a fatal flaw
A funny story
A mystery
Comedy is a play that
Ends sadly
Involves tragic events
Ends happily and provokes laughter
Contains war scenes
A tragic hero is
A foolish character
A noble character with a fatal weakness
The villain
The audience
Farce refers to
A tragedy
A highly exaggerated and funny play
A serious drama
A moral tale
Melodrama means
A musical drama
An exaggerated drama appealing to emotions
A comic play
A historical play
The stage direction in a script tells
The theme
The actors what to do and how to move
The audience how to act
The writer’s background
Props in drama refer to
Stage furniture and objects used by actors
Costumes
Stage lighting
Dialogue
Costume means
The clothing worn by actors
Stage furniture
The story’s theme
Stage direction
Setting in drama refers to
The director
The time and place of the play’s action
The theme
The dialogue
Conflict in drama is
A fight between audience members
The struggle between characters or forces
The introduction
The end
Exposition is
The introduction of the play
The climax
The resolution
The dialogue
Climax in drama refers to
The point of highest tension or conflict
The introduction
The conclusion
The rising action
Falling action occurs
Before the climax
After the climax leading to resolution
Before the exposition
In the prologue
Resolution or denouement is
The end where conflicts are settled
The rising action
The beginning
The introduction
Audience refers to
The actors
Those watching the play
The playwright
The narrator
Act in a play means
The entire story
A major division of the play
A speech
A stanza
Scene means
A smaller division within an act
The introduction
The setting
The plot
Stage in drama is
Where the actors perform
The plot
The audience section
The curtain
Playwright’s message is known as
Theme
Plot
Stagecraft
Dialogue
Stagecraft refers to
The art of producing plays
Acting only
Costumes
Dialogue
Mime is
A play without words, using gestures only
A musical
A tragic play
A short speech
Pantomime is
A comic play involving gestures and songs
A tragedy
A poetic drama
A legend
Rehearsal means
The final performance
Practice before performance
The audience review
The costume preparation
Props are
Actors’ lines
Objects used on stage
The stage direction
Costumes
Stage lighting helps
To beautify the stage and set the mood
The writer to act
The audience to sing
To change the plot
Cue refers to
A signal for an actor to speak or move
Stage decoration
The director’s notes
The costume type
Director means
The one who acts the lead role
The person who controls the entire performance
The costume designer
The writer
Blocking in stage acting means
The physical positioning of actors on stage
The script reading
The dialogue memorization
The introduction
Comic relief in a tragedy serves to
Create more tension
Provide a humorous break
End the story
Increase conflict
Play-within-a-play means
A story told by audience
A play performed inside another play
A rehearsal
A flashback
Foil character refers to
A character who contrasts another to highlight traits
The villain
The narrator
The playwright
Protagonist in drama is
The main character
The antagonist
The director
The narrator
Antagonist is
The hero
The character opposing the protagonist
The comic actor
The narrator
Tragic flaw is
A weakness causing the hero’s downfall
The theme
The director’s mistake
The climax
Catharsis means
Emotional release felt by the audience
The climax
The exposition
The monologue
Chorus in classical drama refers to
A group commenting on the action
The antagonist
The narrator
The hero
Foreshadowing is
Hinting future events
Flashback
Exposition
Denouement
Suspense means
Creating curiosity and tension
Ending the play
Giving flashback
Dialogue
