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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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1. What are the three types of movement covered in pantomime?






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






3. When was storytelling originated?






4. The parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






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






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






7. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






8. Using a variety in your voice to express your changing thoughts and emotions is called ______.






9. Through your interactions - you will begin to develop a working - tursting relationships wand to learn what it takes to be a part of an ______ - a group whose individuals function together to create a whole.






10. Whether your voice is shrill - nasal - raspy - breathy - booming etc_____.






11. A quality caused by vibration that enriches the vocal tone is _______.






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






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






14. Improvisation requires _____ -____ and the ability to use past experiences.






15. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






16. The parts of the body that create consonant sounds.






17. A position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's body position.






18. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






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






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






21. To speak or to act without a script






22. To speak or to act without a script






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






24. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






25. What is diaphragmatic breathing






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






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






28. To move from one place onstage to another.






29. How high or low your voice is






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






31. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






32. What are the three jobs your voice must do during a performance?

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33. What is good posture?






34. Smaller sections of a scene divided where shifts in emotion or topic occurs are called _______.






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






36. Stealing focus of a scene.






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






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






39. Improvisation requires _____ -____ and the ability to use past experiences.






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






41. For successful stage pantomime you must use your _____ and _______ to communicate your reactions - both _____ and _______ to characters - events - objects - and environments.






42. ______ is auditioning with a script that you have not had the opportunity to read before the audition.






43. A major difference between the traditions of storytelling and theatre is that storytellers generally _____ a story - punctuation it with the imitation of character voices and gestures - while actors generally ____ a show - supply explanation when nec






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






45. The text of the play is the _____.






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






47. How high or low your voice is






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






49. To make your voice fill the performance space.






50. How fast or slow you speak is _____.