Intro to Drama

Intro to Drama

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Intro to Drama

Intro to Drama

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.3, RL.7.4, RL.8.10

+12

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why is drama written?

To be turned into movies to entertain people

To be performed by actors and watched by an audience

To get the author of the play recognition

To be read and forgotten

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are two ways that plays can be presented to audiences?

As a performance

As a musical

As a radio show

As literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are props?

Things that actors use onstage during the performance to support the action

The scenery, backdrops, and furniture that create the setting

The programs that theatre-goers receive before the play

Gifts that are given to each of the actors after their performance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of stage directions?

They are short summaries of what's going on in the play to help with confusion

They are there to confuse readers, so they are usually ignored

They usually describe the setting, how a character should speak, and how the characters should move

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Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is dialogue?

Two or more characters are having a conversation.

One character is speaking while others listen.

One lone character is onstage, speaking to themself.

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Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a soliloquy?

Two or more characters are having a conversation.

One character is speaking while others listen.

One lone character is onstage, speaking to themself.

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Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the two types of dramas?

Action

RomCom

Tragedy

Comedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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