Drama Questions

What theme can be identified in Mrs. Pringle's desire to impress her guests?

• The importance of friendship

• The pressures of social status

• The joy of family gatherings

• The challenges of hosting

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Use " The Fox and the Apple Tree" to answer the question.Read lines 2 and 3 from the play.Stork: Well, what do we have here? Hungry for an apple, are you?Fox: (pointing his cane at the STORK) You there, stay away! This is my tree, and those are my apples. I saw them first.What can the reader conclude based on the dialogue?

• A  The stork mocks the fox, but the fox seems generous.

• B  The stork admires the fox, and the fox feels he is important.

• C  The stork is suspicious of the fox, and the fox defends himself.

• D  The stork acts playful toward the fox, but the fox acts unfriendly.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What can the reader conclude about the fox in the play?

•              The fox is clumsy because he cannot climb the apple tree

• The fox is mean because he would rather have other friends

• The fox is proud because he thinks he is better than everyone else

• The fox is intelligent because he does not need to rely on the others

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Which words from line 26 of the play “The Fox and the Apple Tree” help the reader understand what the word plucks means?

• reaches up

• jumps up

• eating apples

• apples for himself

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

The reader can tell that Wrong Way, Roy is a play because______?

• it has characters and dialogue

• 1. it has a plot

• 1. it has stage directions and different scenes

• 1. it has a realistic setting

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.7

Roy (holding his head in his hands)

The playwright includes this stage direction mainly to

• show that Roy’s head is hurting

• show that Roy is really tired from the first half

• He is trying to get his helmet on, so he can play in the game. 

• show he is really sad and embarrassed at what he did

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.10

In Scene 3, how does Coach Price help Roy solve his problem?

• 1. He lets Roy sit out for a while to feel better.

• He encouraged Roy to not let one mistake get him down.

• 1. He stopped Roy from running the wrong way.

• He made Roy the team captain.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.7

The playwright includes short stage directions at the beginning of each scene mainly to -

• 1. Identify the setting of the drama

• Give the reader clues about how a problem will be solved

• 1. Introduce the characters of the drama

• 1. Introduce the character's problem.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.7

What genre do you think this scene belongs to?

• Suspense

• Comedies

• Horror movies

• Medical Drama

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the climax of a play?

• The beginning of the play

• The middle of the play

• The most exciting or important moment of the play

• The end of the play

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.4.7