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Theatre Arts For Secondary Schools

(vi) Which name is given to a play that ends with a sad note?
(a) Tragedy
(b) Comedy
(c) Tragicomedy
(d) Melodrama

(vii) How would you refer to a fusion of typical community dances that features
newly introduced ones?
(a) Local dance
(b) Traditional dance
(c) Contemporary dance
(d) Community dance

2 Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks
(a) The main role of performers is to communicate…………………………
(b) The tools or furniture used in performance are called………………………………
(c) The clothes worn by performers during the performance are……………....………
(d) An area where theatrical performance is done is known as a …………………….….
(e) A person who tells a story is known as ……………………………
(f) Non-religious rituals that promote social and moral needs of a society are
called…..
(g) A theatre form that depends on the use of metaphorical and imagery language
is commonly known as………..…………
(h) A type of drama whose main aim is to make the audience laugh is called…………

3 Match the items from Group A with those in Group B by writing the letter of
an item from Group B in front of its corresponding description in Group A

Group A Group B
(i) Ideas or messages communicated to the A. Theme
audience
B. Performing space
(ii) Materials applied on the faces of performers
C. Drama
(iii) Establish a particular time of a day such as
sunrise, sunset, night time D. Costumes

(iv) Environment at which the theatrical action E. Dirges
happens F. Makeups
(v) Outfits used by performers during the G. Lighting
performance

31 Student’s Book Form One

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