Drama and play terms
Grade 8: act and scene, stage directions, dialogue and monologue, soliloquy and aside, cast list.
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What is the name for a main division of a play, often made up of several scenes?
- A cast
- A prop
- An act
- An aside
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An actIn a play, a new scene usually begins when the…
- actors change costumes only
- audience claps
- time or place changes
- title is read again
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time or place changesA scene is usually a smaller part of an act. (True or false?)
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TrueWhat are the instructions in a script that tell actors how to move or speak?
- Cast lists
- Chapter titles
- Soliloquies
- Stage directions
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Stage directionsIn scripts, stage directions are often written in…
- brackets or italics
- capital titles only
- footnotes only
- speech marks
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brackets or italicsWhat one-word stage direction tells an actor to come onto the stage? (Answer out loud)
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EnterWhat is dialogue in a play?
- A conversation between characters
- A list of actors
- A note about the set
- One character speaking alone
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A conversation between charactersA long speech by one character, spoken to others on stage, is called a…
- cast list
- dialogue
- monologue
- scene
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monologueA monologue must always be spoken when the character is alone on stage. (True or false?)
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FalseA character alone on stage speaks their private thoughts aloud. This is a…
- dialogue
- prologue
- soliloquy
- stage direction
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soliloquyA short remark to the audience that other characters do not hear is called an…
- act
- aside
- epilogue
- interval
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asideWho is meant to hear an aside while the other characters on stage do not? (Answer out loud)
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The audienceWhat does a cast list show?
- The characters and the actors who play them
- The costumes and props
- The order of the scenes
- The theatre's seating plan
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The characters and the actors who play themWhich line would you expect to find in a cast list?
- Act 2, Scene 1
- Exit Tom, left
- The curtain rises at noon
- Tom – played by Ana Cruz
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Tom – played by Ana CruzThe word 'cast' can mean all the actors in a play. (True or false?)
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TrueWhat word names the written text of a play, including dialogue and stage directions? (Answer out loud)
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