Starter quiz

  • What is a playwright?
    • costume designer
    • music composer
    • writer of plays  ✓
    • lighting technician
  • What is a play as a literary form?
    • a piece of writing focused on poetry and sonnets
    • a narrative story with illustrations
    • a collection of essays and reports
    • a dramatic work written for performance on stage  ✓
  • What is an important aspect of acting on stage?
    • script memorisation and character portrayal  ✓
    • solo performances without interaction
    • improvisation and making words up
    • reading a speech from a piece of paper
  • Why was William Shakespeare popular during his era?
    • for his expertise in space exploration
    • for his innovations in industrial technology
    • for his mastery of language and poetic expressions  ✓
  • True or false? William Shakespeare's works continue to be studied, performed and adapted across the globe.
    • True ✓
    • False
  • Match the text types to example sentences that you might find in them.
    • non-chronological report
      ⇔
      William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. ✓
    • Shakespearean play
      ⇔
      To be or not to be: that is the question. ✓
    • narrative
      ⇔
      The sun peeked through the curtains, casting a warm glow. ✓
    • diary entry
      ⇔
      Today was the BEST day of my life! ✓
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