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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 is the purpose of physical warm ups?






2. Describe diaphragmatic breathing






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






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






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






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






7. To make your voice fill the performance space.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. When was storytelling originated?






17. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






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






19. 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.






20. What is good posture?






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






22. How high or low your voice is






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






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






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






26. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The text of the play is the _____.






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






39. How loud or soft your voice is.






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

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






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






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






44. ______ is a position onstage in which one actor mirrors another actor's position.






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






46. 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






47. How high or low your voice is ______.






48. What is good posture?






49. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






50. To speak or to act without a script