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Freshman Acting

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. In improvisation you must create _____ and _____ immediately and without preparation.






2. _______ are the parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






3. Information This is implied but not stated directly by a character; thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same meaning as the spoken words is _______.






4. What is diaphragmatic breathing






5. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






6. To keep your face and the front of your body visible to the audience as much as possible.






7. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs






8. A quality cause by vibration that enriches the vocal tone.






9. In improvisation you must also pay close _____ to what your fellow actors are saying and doing so you can ____ accordingly. ____ _____ is also vital for improvisation






10. ______ is to make your voice fill the performance space.






11. When you understand the _____ and ______ between you and the character you will be portraying - those _______ and ______ can be accentuated by your body and your voice.






12. Intended point of interest onstage






13. The text of the play.






14. Improvisation requires _____ ______ and the ability to use past personal experiences.






15. To speak or to act without a script






16. What is good posture?






17. To keep your face and the front of your body visible to the audience as much as possible is called remaining ______.






18. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






19. How loud or soft your voice is.






20. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before.






21. an expressive movement of the body or limbs is a ______.






22. another way to use improvisation is in _____ _____.






23. In improvisation you must create _____ and ______ immediately and without preparation.






24. To develop self awareness - you will need to ________ yourself from the outside and refelct upon yourself from the inside.






25. ______ is acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






26. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






27. In improvisation you must create _____ and ______ immediately and without preparation.






28. Vowels are formed by _____ which are the _____ -____ -_____ and the ______






29. The text of the play.






30. __________ are the parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






31. How loud or soft your voice is.






32. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called....






33. How you divide your speeches into smaller parts - adding pauses to create emphasis and rhythmic pattern of sounds and silences is _______.






34. What is good posture?






35. Vowels are formed by ________ which are the _______ - _____ - _--__ - and the ______.






36. How high or low your voice is ______.






37. ____________ is your memory of sights - sounds - smells - tastes - and textures.






38. ______ is to speak or to act without a script.






39. As you explore how your body moves - you will discover it's ______ and it's _______.






40. Information This is implied but not stated directly by a character; thoughts or actions of a character that do not express the same meaning as the spoken words is _______.






41. To move from one place onstage is another is called_____.






42. Intended point of interest onstage






43. The text of the play is the _____.






44. _______ is your customary way of holding your body.






45. As you explore how your body moves - you will discover it's ______ and it's _______.






46. Auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before.






47. What is good posture?






48. Consonants are formed by _____ which are the ___ -____ -____ -____ and the _______.






49. The parts of the body that create vowel sounds.






50. Stealing focus of a scene.