PRE-TEST IN
Various Elements,
Techniques, and Literary
Devices of Drama
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A.Direction: Read the statements. Determine the
letter of the correct answer. Use the space
provided.
__________ 1. Someone who writes plays and also
known as a dramatist.
A. Actors
B. Author
C. Playwright
__________ 2. It is a piece of writing in the form
of drama composed of dialogue, stage
directions and instructions to the actors and
director.
A. Comedy
B. Drama
C. Script
__________ 3. The conversation between two or
more characters in a literary work.
A. Drama
B. Dialogue
C. Script
D. Playwright
__________ 4. The form of live theatre in which the
plot, characters and dialogue of a game, scene or
story are made up in the moment.
A. Comedy
B. Drama
C. Theatre
D. Improvisation
__________ 5. The main idea or an underlying
meaning of a literary work, which may be stated
directly or indirectly.
A. Conflict
B. Drama
C. Theme
D. Theatre
__________ 6. The person who portrays a character
in a performance.
A. Actors
B. Author
C. Playwright
D. Scriptwriter
__________ 7. The audience knows something the
characters don’t.
A. Drama
B. Improvisation
C. Dramatic Irony
D. Tragic Irony
__________ 8. It is a literary element that involves a
struggle between two opposing forces, usually a
protagonist and an antagonist.
A. Actors
B. Conflict
C. Problem
D. Theme
__________ 9. A drama or literary work that depicts
calamitous events and has an unhappy but
meaningful ending.
A. Drama
B. Comedy
C. Dialogue
D. Tragedy
__________ 10. It is a device in which an object,
person or situation is given another meaning
beyond its literal one.
A. Act
B. Audience
C. Improvisation
D. Symbolism
__________ 11. A/an _________________ is the the
sequence of events in a story.
A. Act
B. Plot
C. Scene
D. Climax
__________12. It is a type of literature that is
written for the purpose of being perform in front
of an audience.
A. Drama
B. Dialogue
C. Scene
D. Script
__________13. It is a single situation or unit of
dialogue in a play.
A. Act
B. Drama
C. Dialogue
D. Scene
__________ 14. It is a form of drama in which there
is a display of human suffering and catharsis for
the audience.
A. Comedy
B. Drama
C. Dialogue
D. Tragedy
__________ 15. A _________________ is a form of
entertainment meant to be humorous.
A. Comedy
B. Drama
C. Dialogue
D. Tragedy
B. Direction: Write True if the statement is correct and False if it
is incorrect. Use the space provided.
________ 16. A drama is a type of literature that is written for the
purpose of being read in front of an audience.
_________17. Scene is a single situation or unit of dialogue in a
play.
_________ 18. Act is composed of many scenes.
_________ 19. Comedy is a form of drama in which there is a
display of human suffering and catharsis for the audience
ANSWER KEY: ANSWER KEY:
1.C 9. D 16. FALSE
2.C 10. D 17. FALSE
3.B 11. B 18. TRUE
4.D 12. A 19. TRUE
5.C 13. D 20. FALSE
6.A 14. D
7.C 15. A
8.B
