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Drama Vocabulary Reference Sheet

Read the mini-scene, then complete the questions. Use precise drama vocabulary and support interpretations with evidence from the scene.

Mini-scene: The Last Ferry

A storm has cut power to a small coastal ferry terminal. At night, Mara waits beside a desk. A brass key and a damp timetable lie on it. Eli enters quietly, keeping one hand behind his back. MARA: You said the last ferry left at nine. ELI: It did. (He glances towards the locked door.) MARA: Then why is the engine still running? Eli says nothing. A distant horn sounds. Mara picks up the key and turns it over in her hand. [Lightning flashes. Eli steps between Mara and the door.] ELI: Give me the key. MARA: You can explain first. Eli turns towards the audience while Mara studies the timetable. ELI: If she opens that door, she’ll find out what I did. [Blackout.]

1.Which term describes the bracketed instructions such as “[Lightning flashes]” and “[Blackout]”?

Blocking
Stage directions
Dialogue
Setting

2.Name the two props mentioned in the opening paragraph. Explain briefly how one could contribute to the plot.

3.Eli steps between Mara and the door. What is this planned positioning and movement of actors called?

4.Eli’s final line is delivered while Mara is on stage. Is it a soliloquy, a monologue, an aside, or dialogue? Give a reason for your choice.

5.What does the audience learn from Eli’s aside that Mara does not yet know? Name the dramatic technique created by this difference in knowledge.

6.Choose the strongest description of the scene’s mood and support it with one production detail.

Celebratory; the timetable and key suggest a festival
Suspenseful; the storm, lightning and blackout build unease
Relaxed; the characters have plenty of time
Comic; the engine and horn create a joke

7.The stormy terminal at night is the scene’s setting. Identify one detail that establishes the place and one that establishes the time or conditions.

8.How is Eli characterised in the scene? Use two specific actions or lines as evidence.

9.Match each term to its definition.

Tone
Mood
Dialogue

The atmosphere or feeling experienced by the audience
The attitude conveyed through the language and delivery
Spoken conversation between characters

10.Rewrite Eli’s line, “Give me the key,” to make its tone sound pleading rather than commanding. Add one brief stage direction that would support your version.

11.Complete the vocabulary statement: The conversation between Mara and Eli is ; the audience’s growing uncertainty is the scene’s .