Drama elements
Comprehension Questions
Characters
100

The drama element that explains the places and the moment when the story takes place is...

settin

100

What does the word scheme mean in the following line: "What scheme are you kids cooking up now?"

It means to make or device an evil plan.

100

The main characters of the story are...

Ileana and Mrs. Nguyen

200

With the exception of silent movies (like Charlie Chaplin's movies) every drama or play has a...

dialogue

200

The conflict of the story is...

Mrs. Nguyen was running out of money for the book mobile and Ileana wanted to help her. 

200

The secondary characters are:

Mr. Diaz, Shane, Jake, Maria Kopanas, Erica

300

The drama element that includes actors or actresses is...

Characters

300

The story takes place in...

The story takes place in the present and in various settings: The book mobile, Mr. Diaz's bakery, Shane's backyard and in the parking lot of Mr. Diaz's bakery.

400

This is the main message of the story...

The theme

400

Maria Kopana's aunt told her about the car wash even; therefore...

She decided to go and interview the kids.

500

This is the story that the play narrates...

The plot

500

What happens during act 1, scene 3?

Mrs. Nguyen told the kids that people promised to help her with the book mobile.