ENGLISH 10

3rd Quarter

Name:
I. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is considered as the second longest running musical in the West end?
a. Annie b. Les Miserables
c. The Phantom of the Opera d. The Sound of Music
2. She was a Filipino singer who won the Tony Award and Olivier Award and played the role of both
Eponine and Fantine in the musical Les Miserables.
a. Lea Salonga b. Rachelle Ann Go
c. Sharon Cuneta d. Sarah Geronimo
3. This stage direction refers to the actor being closer to the audience.
a. upstage right b. downstage left
c. downstage d. upstage
4. The science of sound as applied to theaters, relating to how sound travels and reverberates.
a. Audition b. Blocking
c. Backstage d. Acoustics
5. The start of a performance, whether or not an actual curtain exists in front of the stage.
a. Audition b. Curtain Up
c. Backstage d. Acoustics
6. When an actor knows his/her lines and no longer needs to carry a script.
a. off-book b. offstage
c. props d. range
7. The speed at which a scene is played
a. pausing effect b. pace
c. pan d. presence
8. It is a very bad review from a critic.
a. pausing effect b. pace
c. pan d. presence

9. An actor’s ability to sense when he/she is properly placed with respect to the stage lighting.
a. downstage b. flop
c. ham d. finding your light
10. A mysterious element that creates excitement when two actors appear together.
a. cattle call b. Chemistry
c. character role d. cue
11. Cedrick, a theatre actor, is the youngest son of a Hawaiian-Filipino father and an Australian mother. He
often plays the part of a geek in plays, sporting thick glasses, long-sleeved shirt with a tie, and hair parted in
the middle. His accent is also made sound thick and distinct. What theatre lingo does the situation refers to?
a. presence b. ham
c. understudy d. typecasting
12. Luis went to the set on time, waited for his cue, and delivered his lines, verbatim from the script
provided by the production team. What theatre lingo does the situation refers to?
a. off-book b. cold-reading
c. notes d. mimicry
13. Trixie, a teacher and linguist, will try out for a role in the upcoming version of “Fiddler on the Roof”.
What lingo is being referred to?
a. cattle call b. double take
c. walk through d. call back
14. Candice used her experience as a victim of abuse in interpreting her role in her latest role in Broadway.
What lingo is being referred to?
a. mannerisms b. range
c. body language d. method acting
15. In less than ten minutes before the start of the gala show, Dario’s costume broke, and the entire
production team panicked! They immediately called a seamstress to fix and repair the costume. What lingo
is being referred to?
a. stage left b. downstage
c. backstage d. offstage
16. What is the term for the script reader during rehearsals?
a) Understudy b) Prompter
c) Stage Manager d) Director

17. What refers to the physical movement of actors on stage?

a) Blocking b) Characterization
c) Dialogue d) Projection
18. What is an exaggerated facial response to another actor’s words or actions, usually used for comic
effect?
a. cattle call b. double take
c. walk through d. call back
19. It is the out- of- place laughter by an actor on stage.
a. body language b. blocking
c. chemistry d. breaking-up
20. It is a supporting role with pronounced or eccentric characteristics.
a. cattle call b. Chemistry
c. character role d. cue

II. Modified TRUE or FALSE

Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is true. If not, change the underlined word to make the statements
correct. Write the word on the blank before the number.
________________1. Actors are one who performs a role or represents a character in a play.
________________2. Soliloquy a work written to be spoken by just one person.
________________3. Up Stage the part of the stage to the left of the audience.
________________4. Stage Left the part of the stage to the left of the actor
________________5. Set the surrounding in which the action of the play develops
________________6. Producer is the person responsible for the directions of the actors in a play; provides
the play’s vision.
________________7.Dialogue is the conversation between two or more people that advances the action
________________8.Theater a group of actors who comment on the action.
________________9. Callback is a request that an actor return for an additional audition.
________________10. Diaphragm is the clear, sharp pronunciation of words, especially consonants.

III. APPLICATION
Identify what theater lingo term is appropriate for each situation.
Write your answer on the blank before the number. (2 PTS. EACH)
________________1. Actor A is the lead stage actor of the school’s musical play. He will portray Albert
Einstein thus; his looks and his voice must be in harmony with that famous Physicist.
________________2. After the stage production, The Phantom of the Opera, the principal gave it an
extremely good review.
________________3. Actress B always sees to it that her props are always new and unique. She buys these
items online.
________________4. Trixie, a teacher and linguist, will try out for a role in the upcoming version of
“Fiddler on the Roof”.
________________5. Cedrick, a theatre actor, is the youngest son of a Hawaiian-Filipino father and an
Australian mother. He often plays the part of a geek in plays, sporting thick glasses, long-sleeved shirt with
a tie, and hair parted in the middle. His accent is also made sound thick and distinct.

IV. COMPARISON AND CONTRAST THROUGH VENN DIAGRAM

Compare (similarity) and contrast (differences) of the given pairs of lingo terms in theater production
through a Venn Diagram. (6 PTS. EACH)
Comparing (at least one sentence only)
Contrasting (at least two sentences)

1. Stage left and Stage right

2. Upstage and Downstage

V. THEATER PRODUCTION PROBLEMS (12 items)

Problem 1=conflicting schedule of rehearsals among the cast
Impact (at least 1):
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Solution (at least 1):
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Problem 2= part of set collapses
Impact:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Solution:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Problem 3= malfunctioning props
Impact:
_______________________________________________________________________________________
Solution:
_______________________________________________________________________________________

VI. ESSAY
Direction: Read and answer the following questions. Write at least 3-5 sentences each
1. If you were to make a theatre play, what must the important things you need to consider?

2. How can actors overcome their roles after the play?