Staar Drama

Which text features are always present in a drama or play?

• Characters, Title, Scenes, Stanzas

• Characters, Scenes, Lines, Stage Directions

• Characters, Lines, Stanzas, Stage Directions

• Characters, Title, Lines, Stanzas, Theme

A drama, or a play, is a passage that tells a story using _____ characters say to each other.

• songs

• books

• lines

• jokes

A drama is intended to be _____ for an audience.

• a performance

• a comedy

• a novel

• a poem

A list of characters that appear in the play or drama is called a _______.

• group

• cast

• crowd

• person

Instructions given to the actors so they know how to act and the tone of voice to use. These are used in dramas.

• genre

• non fiction

• resolution

• stage directions

What is the primary purpose of using dialogue in a piece of drama?

• To describe the setting to the audience

• To provide background information about the plot

• To reveal the thoughts and feelings of characters

• To list the characters involved in the play

Match the following types of drama

• Comedy

• a form of drama that is humorous and has happy endings.

• Drama

• a form of drama in which events lead to the downfall of the protagonist.

• Tragedy

• describes plays that address a serious subject.

Tells the actors what to do, where to stand, how to speak their lines etc…

• Stage Direction

• Rising Action

• Dialogue

• Sequence

The written text of a play or drama is called a _______.

• script

• book

• paper

• essay

Stage directions tell characters how to _____ in the play.

• sing

• use dialogue

• act and perform

• tell jokes