Elements of a Play
R-Controlled Vowels/Suffixes
Homographs/
Homophones
Pronouns/Contractions/
Prepositions
Pot Luck
100

What is the element of a play that tells when and where the action takes place?

A. Characters

B. Stage Directions

C. Setting

C. Setting

100

How can the word complete be divided into syllables?

A. co/mplete

B. comp/lete

C. com/plete

C. com/plete (vcccv)

100

Which word is a homograph, or word that has two meanings?

A. the

B. money

C. bank

C. bank 

100

Which sentence is correct?

A. That is mine baseball.

B. The blue house down the street is our.

C. The new dress and shoes are hers.

C. The new dress and shoes are hers.

100

What words show the author used a time-order structure?

A. First/Then

B. On the other hand,

C. This caused

A. First/Then

200

The individuals who act in a play are __________.

A. characters

B. setting

C. dialogue

A. characters

200
Which two words have the same r-controlled vowel sound?

A. compare/clear

B. search/pearl

C. clear/search

B. search/pearl

200

Select the correct homophone: 

We walked through/threw the door.

A. through

B. threw

A. through

200

Which word correctly finishes the sentence?

The dog caught _______ tail in the door.

A. its

B. my

C. your

A. its

200

What was the author's purpose for writing Milton Hershey?

A. persuade the reader

B. inform/teach the reader

C. entertain the reader

B. inform/teach the reader

300

Which is a setting? 

A. Delaney School cafeteria

B.  Miss Maloney

C.  Scene 2

A. Delaney School cafeteria

300

What is the correct way to change like to an adjective?

A. likable

B. likeable

C. likeible

A. likable

300

Select the correct homophone:

The dog's paws/pause were dirty.

A. paws

B. pause

A. paws

300

Which two words can be combined into a contraction?

A. get up

B. I will

C. be surprised

B. I will (I'll)

300

Select the correct word to complete the sentence.

His car is _________ than mine.

A. fast

B. faster

C. fastest

B. faster

400

What is a shorter section in an act usually in a single location?

A. character

B. setting

C. scene

C. scene

400
Which of the following word pairs have the same r-controlled vowel sound?

A. prepare/lower

B. general/dream

C. gather/passenger

C. gather/passenger (er)

400

Which word in the sentence is a homograph, a word that has two meanings?

We took a trip to Canada.

A. trip

B. Canada

A. trip

400
Which contraction is spelled correctly?

A. I'm

B. W'ell

C. The'yd

D. She'ad

A. I'm

400

Complete the sentence correctly.

The class that builds the _________ tower will win.

A. tall

B. taller

C. tallest

C. tallest

500

What are the lines spoken by a character? The character's name is usually in bold or capitalized before their lines.

A. setting

B. dialogue

C. scene

B. dialogue

500

Which is the correct way to change direct to a noun?

A. directible

B. direction

C. directing

B. direction

500

Select the correct homophone:

We will cell/sell our old car.

A. cell

B. sell

B. sell

500

Which two prepositions show time?

A. without/over

B. before/beyond

C. during/before

C. during/before

500

Which sentence is correct?

A. My horse runs quick.

B. Our newspaper is printed weekly.

C. He slow turned on the water at the sink.

B. Our newspaper is printed weekly.

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