Lesson C1.2.2

C1.2.2 Performance roles Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Drama, Unit 1

20 questions

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Lesson C1.2.2, Performance roles: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Drama (1DR0), Unit 1: Devising, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which vocal skill involves the rise and fall of the voice?

    • Inflection
    • Physicality
    • Projection
    • Pace
  2. Which physical skill is about stillness and stance?

    • Projection
    • Pitch
    • Physicality
    • Inflection
  3. Performers must rehearse and learn what?

    • Lighting cues
    • Set plans
    • Sound cues
    • Lines
  4. Which performer skill involves interacting effectively with fellow cast members?

    • Lighting cueing
    • Set design
    • Script editing
    • Peer communication
  5. In what setting must performers collaboratively adapt and refine their work?

    • Rehearsals
    • Moderation sessions
    • Written exams
    • Final performances
  6. Combining voice and physical gestures to communicate meaning is known as what?

    • Directorial choices
    • Technical cues
    • Performance skills
    • Design elements
  7. What term describes the process of creating and presenting a convincing character?

    • Directing
    • Staging
    • Characterisation
    • Blocking
  8. A performer uses a pause to build tension. Which element of physicality is this?

    • Pitch
    • Projection
    • Clarity
    • Stillness
  9. Performers must understand theatrical conventions, genre, and what other key element?

    • Style
    • Lighting
    • Budget
    • Marketing
  10. Which vocal skill controls how quickly lines are delivered?

    • Pace
    • Pitch
    • Inflection
    • Projection
  11. Which skill is about the volume and reach of a voice to an audience?

    • Projection
    • Inflection
    • Gesture
    • Stance
  12. Facial expressions, posture, and gesture fall under which performance category?

    • Vocal skills
    • Sound cues
    • Design elements
    • Physicality
  13. How should performers adapt their work during the rehearsal process?

    • Silently
    • Independently only
    • Instantly
    • Collaboratively
  14. Which listed performer skill focuses on the connection between actors and spectators?

    • Character development
    • Set construction
    • Performer-audience relationship
    • Script writing
  15. Which vocal skill is used specifically to ensure lines reach a large audience?

    • Inflection
    • Pitch
    • Pace
    • Projection
  16. What is primarily required for communicating creative intent to an audience?

    • Programme notes
    • Voice and physicality
    • Lighting states
    • Costume changes
  17. The use of space, gesture, stillness and stance defines which term?

    • Blocking
    • Acoustics
    • Characterisation
    • Physicality
  18. Amending a line after rehearsal feedback demonstrates which performer skill?

    • Costume fitting
    • Sound design
    • Refining text
    • Lighting plotting
  19. Which listed skill involves conveying the director or actor's message to spectators?

    • Learning lines
    • Costume design
    • Stage positioning
    • Communicating creative intent
  20. Which performer skill is most closely linked to the emotional impact of a character?

    • Sound editing
    • Characterisation
    • Set construction
    • Stage lighting

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