Unit Skills Assessment



1.	Which of the following is an example of a character with an external conflict?
	A.	A young boy struggles to gain the confidence to try out for the school play.
	B.	A young girl is separated from her parents when a tornado hits her village.
	C.	A man has to decide whether to go to college or to get a job.
	D.	A princess must choose between two men who love her.

2.	Which of the following is NOT true about stage directions in a play?
	A.	They reveal the main problem and solution in the play.
	B.	They describe in some detail the setting of a play.
	C.	They tell how the actors move and say their lines.
	D.	They are shown as words in brackets and italics.

3.	Click on the letter of the group of words that means about the same as the underlined word. As part of her costume in the play, she wore a shabby coat.
	A.	made of wool
	B.	extra long
	C.	woven in layers
	D.	faded from wear

4.	Which of the following do you NOT look for when you make generalizations about characters?
	A.	what a character says
	B.	how the character handles conflicts
	C.	how similar the character is to the author
	D.	what other characters say about the character

5.	A scene is a major division of a play. An act is a smaller division. Scenes are usually made up of two or more acts.
	A.	True
	B.	False

6.	In a play, dialogue is used to
	A.	show conversations between characters.
	B.	show the act’s stage directions.
	C.	show the scene’s lighting needs.
	D.	show the plot summary.

7.	As you read a play, you might analyze diction in order to
	A.	better predict when the resolution of the plot will come.
	B.	understand how certain words contribute to the play’s tone or message.
	C.	know how pieces of furniture are arranged on the stage.
	D.	make a general statement about a group of people or things.

8.	Paraphrasing, or putting what you’ve read into your own words, helps you
	A.	remember what you’ve read and check your understanding.
	B.	learn new vocabulary words in other selections.
	C.	know more about the author’s educational background.
	D.	understand the time and place when the author lived.

9.	Situational irony occurs when the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected.
	A.	True
	B.	False

10.	Which group of words is an example of alliteration?
	A.	face as bright as the sun
	B.	buzzing, crashing, plopping
	C.	soft as a fuzzy peach
	D.	towering, trembling trees

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