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Poem, play or prose? Spot the features

4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: RL.4.5 · England: Y3/4 Reading (poetry and play scripts), Y4 Reading

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  1. Question 1

    Choose the right word. The list of characters at the start of a play is the…

    • A. cast list
    • B. glossary
    • C. stanza
    • D. index

  2. Question 2

    MAYA: (peering into the box) It's empty! JOE: It can't be. I put the map in there this morning. MAYA: Then someone has taken it. (A door creaks offstage. They both freeze.) Is this a poem, a play or prose?

    • A. poem
    • B. play
    • C. prose

The Drone at the Marsh (a play)

CAST: NIA, a young volunteer · AMIR, her older cousin · MRS HOLT, the nature reserve warden SCENE: A wooden bird hide at the edge of a marsh. Early morning. (NIA peers through binoculars. AMIR carries a small drone and a controller.) AMIR: (cheerfully) Watch this, Nia. I'll fly it over the reeds and film the whole marsh. NIA: (lowering the binoculars) Wait! The terns are nesting out there. AMIR: It's only a little drone. They won't even notice. (MRS HOLT enters, holding a clipboard.) MRS HOLT: Morning, both. Is that a drone? AMIR: (proudly) It has a 4K camera. MRS HOLT: (gently) Birds may think a drone is a hawk. If the parents fly off their nests, the eggs can get cold. NIA: So filming them could hurt them. (AMIR looks at the drone, then at the marsh. A pause.) AMIR: (quietly) I didn't know that. Could I film the car park instead, and show people where the hide is? MRS HOLT: (smiling) That would be very helpful.

  1. Question 3

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". Which feature shows that this is a play script?

    • A. character names followed by their lines, and stage directions in brackets
    • B. it has a headline and a date
    • C. it has numbered steps
    • D. it is written in rhyming verses

  2. Question 4

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". What are the words in brackets, such as (proudly) and (A pause.), called?

    • A. chapters
    • B. stage directions
    • C. verses
    • D. captions

  1. Question 5

    Choose the right word. Ordinary writing in sentences and paragraphs is called…

    • A. prose
    • B. rhyme
    • C. stage directions
    • D. verse

  2. Question 6

    MAYA: (peering into the box) It's empty! JOE: It can't be. I put the map in there this morning. MAYA: Then someone has taken it. (A door creaks offstage. They both freeze.) Is this a poem, a play or prose?

    • A. poem
    • B. play
    • C. prose

The Drone at the Marsh (a play)

CAST: NIA, a young volunteer · AMIR, her older cousin · MRS HOLT, the nature reserve warden SCENE: A wooden bird hide at the edge of a marsh. Early morning. (NIA peers through binoculars. AMIR carries a small drone and a controller.) AMIR: (cheerfully) Watch this, Nia. I'll fly it over the reeds and film the whole marsh. NIA: (lowering the binoculars) Wait! The terns are nesting out there. AMIR: It's only a little drone. They won't even notice. (MRS HOLT enters, holding a clipboard.) MRS HOLT: Morning, both. Is that a drone? AMIR: (proudly) It has a 4K camera. MRS HOLT: (gently) Birds may think a drone is a hawk. If the parents fly off their nests, the eggs can get cold. NIA: So filming them could hurt them. (AMIR looks at the drone, then at the marsh. A pause.) AMIR: (quietly) I didn't know that. Could I film the car park instead, and show people where the hide is? MRS HOLT: (smiling) That would be very helpful.

  1. Question 7

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". Which feature shows that this is a play script?

    • A. it has a headline and a date
    • B. it has numbered steps
    • C. character names followed by their lines, and stage directions in brackets
    • D. it is written in rhyming verses

  2. Question 8

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". What are the words in brackets, such as (proudly) and (A pause.), called?

    • A. verses
    • B. captions
    • C. stage directions
    • D. chapters

  1. Question 9

    Choose the right word. The beat or pattern of sounds in a poem is called…

    • A. a stage direction
    • B. rhythm
    • C. a scene
    • D. a chapter

  2. Question 10

    MAYA: (peering into the box) It's empty! JOE: It can't be. I put the map in there this morning. MAYA: Then someone has taken it. (A door creaks offstage. They both freeze.) Is this a poem, a play or prose?

    • A. poem
    • B. play
    • C. prose

The Drone at the Marsh (a play)

CAST: NIA, a young volunteer · AMIR, her older cousin · MRS HOLT, the nature reserve warden SCENE: A wooden bird hide at the edge of a marsh. Early morning. (NIA peers through binoculars. AMIR carries a small drone and a controller.) AMIR: (cheerfully) Watch this, Nia. I'll fly it over the reeds and film the whole marsh. NIA: (lowering the binoculars) Wait! The terns are nesting out there. AMIR: It's only a little drone. They won't even notice. (MRS HOLT enters, holding a clipboard.) MRS HOLT: Morning, both. Is that a drone? AMIR: (proudly) It has a 4K camera. MRS HOLT: (gently) Birds may think a drone is a hawk. If the parents fly off their nests, the eggs can get cold. NIA: So filming them could hurt them. (AMIR looks at the drone, then at the marsh. A pause.) AMIR: (quietly) I didn't know that. Could I film the car park instead, and show people where the hide is? MRS HOLT: (smiling) That would be very helpful.

  1. Question 11

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". Which feature shows that this is a play script?

    • A. it has a headline and a date
    • B. it has numbered steps
    • C. it is written in rhyming verses
    • D. character names followed by their lines, and stage directions in brackets

  2. Question 12

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". What are the words in brackets, such as (proudly) and (A pause.), called?

    • A. stage directions
    • B. verses
    • C. chapters
    • D. captions

  1. Question 13

    Choose the right word. In a play, the words in brackets that tell actors what to do are called…

    • A. chapters
    • B. verses
    • C. stage directions
    • D. captions

  2. Question 14

    Robot, robot, tidy my room, sweep up the socks with your whirring broom. Robot, robot, don't eat my sweets! Robot, robot, wash the sheets! Is this a poem, a play or prose?

    • A. poem
    • B. play
    • C. prose

The Drone at the Marsh (a play)

CAST: NIA, a young volunteer · AMIR, her older cousin · MRS HOLT, the nature reserve warden SCENE: A wooden bird hide at the edge of a marsh. Early morning. (NIA peers through binoculars. AMIR carries a small drone and a controller.) AMIR: (cheerfully) Watch this, Nia. I'll fly it over the reeds and film the whole marsh. NIA: (lowering the binoculars) Wait! The terns are nesting out there. AMIR: It's only a little drone. They won't even notice. (MRS HOLT enters, holding a clipboard.) MRS HOLT: Morning, both. Is that a drone? AMIR: (proudly) It has a 4K camera. MRS HOLT: (gently) Birds may think a drone is a hawk. If the parents fly off their nests, the eggs can get cold. NIA: So filming them could hurt them. (AMIR looks at the drone, then at the marsh. A pause.) AMIR: (quietly) I didn't know that. Could I film the car park instead, and show people where the hide is? MRS HOLT: (smiling) That would be very helpful.

  1. Question 15

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". Which feature shows that this is a play script?

    • A. it is written in rhyming verses
    • B. character names followed by their lines, and stage directions in brackets
    • C. it has a headline and a date
    • D. it has numbered steps

  2. Question 16

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". What are the words in brackets, such as (proudly) and (A pause.), called?

    • A. chapters
    • B. verses
    • C. stage directions
    • D. captions

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  1. cast list
  2. play
  3. character names followed by their lines, and stage directions in brackets
  4. stage directions
  5. prose
  6. play
  7. character names followed by their lines, and stage directions in brackets
  8. stage directions
  9. rhythm
  10. play
  11. character names followed by their lines, and stage directions in brackets
  12. stage directions
  13. stage directions
  14. poem
  15. character names followed by their lines, and stage directions in brackets
  16. stage directions