DIEGO MARTIN NORTH SECONDARY

Drama Exam

Term 3

Academic year 2021 - 2022

Form two

Duration: 1 hour

Instructions: answer ALL questions on a separate answer sheet

Total marks: 40

1) What are the four basic elements of performance?

 a) Space, time, body, voice
b) Body, voice, space, mind
c) Body, voice, stage, acting
d) Body, voice, space, language

2) Which elements would a DANCER use in their performance?

a) Body and voice

b) Body and space
c) Voice and space
d) Voice only

3) Which element would a STORYTELLER use?

a) Voice
b) Lips
c) Mouth
d) Hands

4) Someone who is writing a play and creating a storyline is using the element of:
a) Mind
b) Voice
c) Body
d) Space

5) The AREA where the performance takes place is the:

a) Space
b) Mind
c) Body
d) Voice

5) When an actor forgets his lines and improvises, he is using:

a) Space
b) Mind
c) Body
d) Voice

6) What emotion is being displayed in this picture?

 a) Sadness
b) Fright
c) Anger
d) Confusion

7) What emotion is being displayed in this picture?

a) Shock
b) Happiness
c) Apathy
d) Love

8) How would you describe the character below?

a) Pleasant
b) Kind
c) Grumpy
d) Happy

9) Identify the following building

 a) Queens Hall
b) Red house
c) NAPA
d) SAPA

10) What type of stage is in the Queens Park Savannah?

a) Traverse
b) Proscenium
c) Arena
d) Thrust

11) A Circus ring is similar to which type of stage?

a) Proscenium
b) Thrust
c) Traverse
d) Arena

12) What type of stage sits the audience on THREE sides?

a) Proscenium
b) Thrust
c) Traverse
d) Arena

13) In a proscenium stage, where is the APRON located?

 a) To the front of the stage
b) Stage left
c) Stage right
d) Backstage

14) A performance that is presented live on a stage with actors, and a plot is a:
a) Movie
b) Play
c) Circus act
d) Stand up comedy

15) The costume below most likely represents :

a) A wizard
b) A princess
c) A homeless person
d) A witch

16) which two elements helped you with identifying

The character?
a) The hat and broom
b) The dress and shoes
c) The broom only
d) The hat only

17) How would you describe a superhero?

a) A bad character
b) A good character
c) Neither good nor bad
d) Lazy

18) This character tries to cause trouble all the time, they are willing to tear anyone down to
get what they want, how would you label such a character?

a) A hero
b) Comic relief character
c) A villain
d) Anti hero

19) In the story, “the three little pigs” a wolf tries to blow down the pigs houses,
The wolf is the __________ in the story.
a) Villain
b) Hero
c) Side character
d) Protagonist

20) A PRACTICE before a play is called a:

 a) Opening
b) Rehearsal
c) Choir practice
d) Training session

21) Which part of the stage is nearest to the audience?

a) Upstage
b) Backstage
c) Downstage
d) Centre Stage

22) Which prop is best suited to give to a detective character?

a) A sword
b) A wand
c) A broom
d) A pistol

23) What type of play has loveable and funny characters and always ends well?
a) Tragedy
b) Comedy
c) Satire
d) Melodramas

24) A theatrical performance where the actors sing and dance is known as a:
a) Tragedy
b) Satire
c) Comedy
d) Musical

25) Queens Hall is a:

a) Cinema
b) Theatre
c) Community centre
d) Dance Hall

26) What element of performance do dancers primarily use?

a) Voice
b) Body
c) Mind
d) Space

27) A circus ring is also an:

 a) Arena
b) Proscenium
c) Thrust stage
d) Traverse stage

28) In the opening scene of a play, there is a dead person with several people surrounding
him, no one knows who killed him, what kind of play will this turn out to be?

a) Romance
b) Comedy
c) Tragedy
d) Murder/mystery

29) The people in a play or story are known as:

a) Strangers
b) Actors
c) Characters
d) Performers

30) If you had to design a set for a play that takes place at the BEACH? What would be the
best choice for a painted background?

a) A huge staircase
b) Coconut trees painted against a blue sky
c) A forest scene
d) A city skyline

31) Garments that are worn on stage are called:

a) Costumes
b) Uniforms
c) Outfits
d) Dresses

32) In a tragedy, who typically causes the problem?

a) The hero
b) The villain
c) The male lead
d) The female lead

33) In the story CINDERELLA, who is the MAIN villain?

 a) The wicked stepmother
b) The step sisters
c) The prince
d) The fairy godmother

34) If you had to represent a FROG on stage, what kind of movement would you make?

a) Flap your arms up and down

b) Lay flat on the ground and move side to side
c) Jump on one leg
d) Stoop down and jump

35) The people who sit and watch the play are called :

a) Spectators
b) Friends
c) The audience
d) The actors

36) Which of the following is considered RUDE behaviour from the audience?

a) Laughing loudly at jokes

b) Talking loudly on your phone during the performance
c) Clapping when something good happens
d) Staying quiet when the curtain opens

37) Which of the following is a formal THEATRE space in Trinidad and Tobago?

a) Movie Town
b) Queens Hall
c) The Hasely Crawford Stadium
d) The Queens Park Oval

38) When you are performing in a play, you change the way you speak and move to make
the performance more believable, these elements you use are:

a) Space
b) Voice
c) Body and voice
d) Space and voice

39) The person who writes the play and makes the story is using the element of:
 a) Mind
b) Space
c) Voice
d) Body

40) If you had to design a costume for the character of a farmer, what kind of hat would you
include in the costume?

a) A construction site hard hat

b) A pretty hat with flowers on the outside
c) A wide brim straw hat for keeping out the sun
d) A helmet