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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 diaphragmatic breathing






2. What are the two types of movement covered in pantomime?






3. To speak or to act without a script






4. Information that 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






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






6. When was storytelling originated?






7. What is good posture?






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






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






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

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11. To stand upstage of another actor on a proscenium stage - forming the downstage actor to turn away from the audience to communicate with the upstage actor; stealing focus of a scene is called _________.






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






13. How loud or soft your voice is ______.






14. 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 _______.






15. The clear and precise pronunciation of words is called ___________.






16. 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 _______.






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






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






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






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






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






22. What are the three elements of storytelling?

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






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






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






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






27. How fast or slow you speak is _____.






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






29. 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






30. The text of the play is the _____.






31. Stealing focus of a scene.






32. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. What is the purpose of physical warm ups?






41. To speak or to act without a script






42. To move from one place onstage to another.






43. Acting without words through facial expression and gesture.






44. How loud or soft your voice is.






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






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






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






48. To _______ means to set apart or detach.






49. What is good posture?






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