english exam

Question 1

The area where actors perform.

Answer 1

Stage

Question 2

The back wall of the stage which can be painted or lit.

Answer 2

Cyclorama

Question 2

Short term for properties- objects used by an actor.

Answer 2

Props

Question 3

A stage picture, held without movement.

Answer 3

Tableau

Question 3

Audience follows the action on foot, moving from one location to location.

Answer 3

Promenade

Question 4

Recorded speech played during a drama.

Answer 4

Voiceover

Question 5

People watching the drama.

Answer 5

Audience

Question 6

The area for the audience, generally filled with seats.

Answer 6

Auditorium

Question 7

Door in the floor.

Answer 7

Trapdoor

Question 8

Attitude or position of the body

Answer 8

Stance

Question 9

A single lengthy speech, made when no other characters are on stage.

Answer 9

Soliloquy

Question 10

Audience seated on two sides of the acting area.Audience seated on two sides of the acting area.

Answer 10

Avenue

Question 11

Deciding where and when actors will move on stage.

Answer 11

Blocking

Question 12

Specific person in drama

Answer 12

Character

Question 13

Non-acting area behind the stage

Answer 13

Backstage

Question 14

Clothes worn by actors for their characters.

Answer 14

Costume

Question 15

Final rehearsal of a drama with all the theater arts.

Answer 15

Dress Rehearsal

Question 16

The art and technique of bringing the elements of theatre together to make a play.

Answer 16

Directing

Question 17

The written text of a play.

Answer 17

Script

Question 18

A long speech by a single character.

Answer 18

Monologue

Question 19

Canvas cloth which covers the back of the stage, can be painted.

Answer 19

BackCloth

Question 20

are the dramatization of Bible stories, especially the life and death of Jesus Christ, in churches as tableaux. These plays were in
vernacular and

Answer 20

Mystery plays

Question 21

It is composed of forty – eight mystery plays or pageants that retell stories from the creation to the last
judgment.

Answer 21

The York Mystery plays

Question 22

These plays were
traditionally staged during the feast
day of _____.

Answer 22

Corpus Christi

Question 23

Who wrote macbet

Answer 23

William Shakespeare

Question 24

is a type of drama in which the major character undergoes a morally significant struggle that ends disastrously.

Answer 24

Tragedy

Question 25

Two main types of Voice of the verb:

Answer 25

Active Voice Passive Voice

Question 25

Tells us whether the subject is the doer of the action or receiving the action.

Answer 25

Voice of the Verb

Question 26

Subject performs the action Direct and clear writing style Formula: Subject + Verb + Object

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Active voice

Question 27

Subject receives the action Can be useful in specific situations Formula: Object + Be Verb + Past Participle + (by Subject)

Answer 27

Passive voice

Question 28

the arrangement of the parts is considered as the soul of the play as it holds the story together which contains the incidents in the play, produces tragic effects, has the most tragic element (reversals, discoveries).

Answer 28

Plot

Question 28

is a play primarily written for reading than to be performed on stage. It started with the philosophical dialogues of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers and writers such as Plato and Socrates.

Answer 28

Closet Drama

Question 28

Parts of a Play (6)

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1. plot 2. Character 3. Thought 4. diction 5. music 6. spectacle.

Question 29

the idea or theme that the play focuses on.

Answer 29

Thought

Question 29

the mover of the play as this represents human behavior that makes the story go on.

Answer 29

Character

Question 30

also called as language, this reveals the characters, themes, and ideas. It also establishes mood and tone.

Answer 30

Diction

Question 31

comprised of the melody in the use of sounds and rhythm in dialogues as well as melodious compositions.

Answer 31

Music

Question 32

the visual element that deals with the scenes, costumes, and special effects.

Answer 32

Spectacle

Question 33

are helping verbs that express ability, possibility, permission, or necessity Common modals: can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would

Answer 33

Modal verbs

Question 34

The attitude or approach of the author or characters that gives the general atmosphere created in a story.

Answer 34

Tone

Question 34

These are hints about events that will happen later in a narrative. Writers deliberately “plant” objects or events and use as an essential tool for the story to move on.

Answer 34

Foreshadowing

Question 35

which include figures of speech, also add flavor and helps readers determine the purpose of the author.

Answer 35

literary devices,

Question 36

can be used to express recommendation or strong moral obligation.

Answer 36

Should and ought to

Question 37

is a contrast between what is stated and what is meant in a literary work.

Answer 37

Irony

Question 38

Most often used in theater in which the audience’s understanding of events or individuals in a play surpasses that of its characters.

Answer 38

Dramatic Irony

Question 39

occurs when contrast appears between what the reader expects to happen and what actually happens in the narrative.

Answer 39

Situational Irony

Question 40

A resistance or opposition to a force, influence, or movement, especially a tendency toward a former, and usually outdates political or social order or policy. It is an expressive action meant to lay opinion.

Answer 40

Reaction

Question 40

A subject that people discuss or argue about. It is an important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Answer 40

Issue

Question 40

types of issue (3)

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- Social - Moral - Economic

Question 40

Issue that is being faced by the world economy, as well as regions and countries. Related to money, resources, and commerce.

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Economic Issue

Question 41

Concerns the internal—your own values, beliefs, feelings, and learnings that are often subjective and concern yourself to discover your own morality. It has the potential to help or harm others. Involve right and wrong. Based on values and ethics.

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Moral Issue

Question 41

A group of common problems in present-day society that many people strive to solve. Affects society as a whole.

Answer 41

Social Issue

Question 42

It is the emotion or emotions provoked in the reader.

Answer 42

Mood