How to Write a Play

What is a play script?

• It is a story.

• It is a written story with characters and setting.

• It is a written story which is intended to be performed in front of an audience.

• It is a written story which is with moral lesson.

Which feature belongs to a play script?

• title

• dialogues

• stage direction

• all of the above

Stage direction should be...

• not written in the parenthesis or brackets

• with the character's name

• written in the parenthesis or brackets

• written as character's dialogue.

The play script should be written mainly in _____________ tense.

• present

• past

• future

• present progressive

Which statement is written correctly?

• Mark; I don't like it!

• Mark: I don't like it!

• Mark' I don't like it!

• Mark- I don't like it!

Which punctuation mark should be used in a plays cript after the character's name?

• full stop

• comma

• semi-colon

• colon

Which information should be included in setting the scene?

• setting and its description

• characters and their descriptions

• stage directions

• all of the above

After the rain, the entire park was totally flooded. John and Luis are looking from the window of their condo unit.

Can the given example be considered as...?

• dialogue

• scene

• stage direction

• all of the above

Which statement is written properly?

• walking slow, Michael is singing.

• (walking slowly) Michael is singing.

• (walking slowly) Michael was singing.

• all of the above

After the rain, the entire park was totally flooded. John and Luis are looking from the window of their condo unit.

The underlined expression is known as...

• setting

• character

• stage direction

• dialogue