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The Drone at the Marsh (a play)

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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 1

    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 numbered steps
    • C. it has a headline and a date
    • D. it is written in rhyming verses

  2. Question 2

    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. captions
    • D. chapters

  3. Question 3

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". Why does Nia want Amir to wait?

    • A. The drone's battery is flat.
    • B. Mrs Holt is calling them.
    • C. It is about to rain.
    • D. The terns are nesting on the marsh.

  4. Question 4

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". According to Mrs Holt, why can drones be a problem for nesting birds?

    • A. Drones are too loud for the warden.
    • B. Birds may think a drone is a hawk and leave their eggs.
    • C. Drones eat insects that birds need.
    • D. Birds like to chase drones.

  5. Question 5

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". How does Amir change during the scene?

    • A. He goes from wanting to show off his drone to thinking about the birds.
    • B. He decides to film the nests anyway.
    • C. He becomes angry with Mrs Holt.
    • D. He stays exactly the same.

  6. Question 6

    Read "The Drone at the Marsh (a play)". What is the main message of the play?

    • A. Never listen to older people.
    • B. Think about how your actions affect wildlife.
    • C. New gadgets are always bad.
    • D. Birds do not need eggs.

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