Drama Practice

Read the mini-drama and then answer the question below. Lizzie: (mournfully) Good-morning.Jones: Have you finished the novel?Lizzie: I’m on the last chapter. It’s awful sad.Jones: And what is the title?Lizzie: “United in Death.” It’s awful sad.Jones: I’ll lend you a good story. It’s called “All for Love.” It ends happily.Lizzie: I like the sad ones best. They seem more natural. What does Lizzie’s dialogue in the scene suggest about her? She reads sad books because she hates happy endings She thinks that life is usually sad She thinks life should be more depressing She thinks happiness is ridiculous Read the mini-drama and then answer the question below. Brody: I heard that they are re-making the Star Wars sequels.Jeremy: Why would they do that?Brody: Because the sequels were bad movies.Jeremy: I think they are good movies.Brody: That is your opinion, and your opinion is wrong.Mo: Not that anyone asked, but I think the sequels are good movies too.Brody and Jeremy: You’re right. No one asked. Based on the dialogue between Mo, Jeremy, and Brody, you can infer that _. Mo’s opinion is very important to Brody and Jeremy Brody thinks that Jeremy’s opinion is valuable Jeremy’s opinion is not important to Brody Brody’s opinion is wrong, and Jeremy’s is right Read the mini-drama and then answer the question below. PIG #4: What's a foreman?PIG #1: It means that I'm the spokesperson of the jury here. When we go back into court, I'll be the one doing the talking.PIG #3: So that makes you the head hog?PIG #1: No, but I do get to read the verdict.PIG #4: Oh. What's a verdict?PIG #1: It's the decision that we make as a jury.PIG #4: Oh. What's a jury?PIG #5: (Not happy being next to #4) Can I trade seats with somebody? The stage directions and dialogue in paragraph 8 indicate that Pig #5 - is annoyed that he was picked to serve on a jury. is stunned that Pig #4 doesn't know what a jury is. is irritated by Pig #4's questions. is embarrassed that he can't answer Pig #4's questions. Read the mini-drama and answer the question below. SCOTT: This is the best summer ever. I hope it never ends.LIAM: It won't. This vacation will last forever.PRINCIPAL FINLEY: Ha! That's what you think! You kids having a good summer?SCOTT and LIAM: Yes, Principal Finley.FINLEY: I bet it seems like you'll never go back to school. Well, guess what the date is today.SCOTT: June something.LIAM: Early July?FINLEY: August 19th. School starts in two days. Summer's over children. I'll see you on Monday. What does Principal Finley's dialogue suggest about him? He is excited to go back to school. He wishes summer could last forever. He doesn't like Scott and Liam. He enjoys taunting the kids about school. Read the mini-drama and answer the question below. [SCENE -- A steamer's life raft rising and falling slowly on the long ground swell of a glassy tropic sea. The sky above is pitilessly clear, of a steel-blue color merging into black shadow on the horizon's rim. The sun glares down from straight overhead. The heat is terrific. Writhing, fantastic heat waves rise from the white deck of the raft. Here and there on the still surface of the sea the fins of sharks may be seen slowly cutting the surface of the water in lazy circles. The playwright uses personification in the prologue to emphasize - the extreme temperature on the raft the hopeless feeling of the people on the raft the terror the people feel from being surrounded by sharks the beauty of the natural surroundings Read the mini-drama and answer the question below. David: I see you finally made it into the WWE.Mo: All of those years of hard work at the gym finally paid off.Christian laughs from a distance. Mo and David turn to look at him.Mo: What’s so funny?Christian: Hard work? Give me one example of a time you worked hard in one of my gym classes.Mo is unable to answer. There's an awkward silence.David: Oof.Mo: Well… at least your favorite client has a success story. Based on the interaction between Mo, Christian, and David, we can assume that Mo _. Takes workouts very seriously Does not work as hard as she says Tried her best to make every workout count Is best friends with David Read the mini-drama and answer the question below. THE POLICEMAN: Hey, you!THE ANGEL: (haughtily, turning) Sir! Are you addressing me?THE POLICEMAN: (severely) Yes, an' I've a good mind to lock you up.THE ANGEL: (surprised and indignant) How very inhospitable! Is that the way treat strangers?THE POLICEMAN: Don't you know it's against the law of New York to parade the streets in a masquerade costume?THE ANGEL: No. I didn't know. You see, I've just arrived this minute from Heaven.THE POLICEMAN: You look it. (Taking his arm kindly) See here, you've been drinkin' too many of them stingers. You'd better take a taxi and go home. Which line from the excerpt helps portray the policeman as forgiving? Hey, you! Yes, an' I've a good mind to lock you up. Don't you know it's against the law of New York to parade in the streets of masquerade costume? You'd better take a taxi and go home. Read the mini-drama and answer the question below. THE BEGGAR: (outside) Bread. Bread. Give me some bread.THE KING: Ah! He is crying out again. His voice seems to me louder than it was before.THE SERVANT: Yes! He seems quite hungry.THE KING: That is not my business.THE SERVANT: Should I not perhaps fling him a crust from the window?THE KING: No! To feed a beggar is always foolish. Every crumb that is given to a beggar is an evil seed from which springs another fellow like him. The playwright includes the metaphor in paragraph 6 to - convey the king's reason for not giving away food to beggars. highlight the king's change of heart. suggest that the king only cares for himself. compare the bread requested to seeds from something evil. Read the mini-drama and answer the question below. THE MAN: I wonder if you have seen my dog? I was going for a walk, but Rex seems to have grown tired of waiting.THE BOY: Your dog? No, sir, I haven't seen him. Shall I go look?THE MAN: No, never mind. He'll come back. Rex and I understand each other. He has his little moods, like me.THE BOY: If you were going for a walk --?THE MAN: It doesn't matter at all. I can go any time. You don't live in this country?THE BOY: No, sir. I live in New York. I wish I did. It's beautiful here, isn't it?THE MAN: It's very beautiful to me. I love it. You may have come a long road this morning, let's sit down. Why does THE MAN not go on his walk? He cannot find his dog. He is too tired to go on a walk at the moment. He decides to chat with THE BOY instead. He wants to hear about New York from THE BOY.