Third Form Literature 

Graded HomeWork
January 2023

Each of the following words are to be used ONCE to fill the following sentences. Please
choose wisely.

(Plot, Character, Exposition, Mood, Dialogue , Protagonist, Moral, Tragedy, Conflict, Act,
Monologue, Scene, Comedy,Theme, Stage directions, Atmosphere)

1. The lesson or the principle contained within or taught by a play____Moral____________ 

2. A play is divided into sections called_____Acts_________ 

3. Each of these sections (in the question above) are divided into smaller sections
called___Scenes_____________ 

4. An individual who takes part in a literary work is called________Character_________ 

5. The lines of a play spoken by two or more characters, a

conversation_______Dialogue__________ 

6. The sequence of events in a play: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action,
and resolution_______The_Plot______________ 

7. The main situation or problem in a play______Conflict________ 

8. The main or most important character in a drama_____Protagonist_____________ 

9. A humorous work that is usually lighthearted is called a _______Comedy________ 

10. A dramatic work that is mostly serious and shows the fall of an important person is called
a _________Tradegy____________ 
11. Examples of ____Stage directon____________ are: “As the curtain rises, Reverend Parris
is discovered kneeling beside the bed, evidently in prayer” 

12. A speech delivered by one actor to other characters, a crowd or even the audience that
is found in all types of theatre_____Monologue_______ 

13. The information put before an audience that gives the where, when, why, and who facts
of a play___Exposition_______

14. The environment of the play created by staging and lighting_____Atmosphere_____ 

15. The emotional feeling of a play__Mood_______

16. The basic idea of a play dramatised through the conflicts of the characters.
______Theme________