DRAMA EXAMINATION GRADE 9
QUESTION 1
Choose the correct answer and write only the letter indicating the correct answer.
1.1. Storyline involves a villain and a hero who must rescue the heroine from the villain in
a …………….
A. Farce
B. Melodrama
C. Tragedy
D. Comedy (1)
1.2. To act out a prose in a dramatic way happens in a ………….
A. Dramatised prose
B. Musical
C. Comedy
D. Farce (1)
1.3. All events/actions that happen in a story are called a ……………
A. Big idea
B. Theme
C. Climax
D. Plot (1)
1.4. A…… is a long speech by one actor in a play or movie to express what he/she thinks
aloud. _____________________
A. Praise poem
B. Comedy piece of play
C. Monologue
D. Animation (1)
1.5. What are all the tools/techniques used in poetry (such as repetition, rhythm and
rhyme) called? _______________________________
A. Poetic devices.
B. Dialogue
C. Verses
D. Stanzas (1)
[5]
QUESTION 2
Choose the correct statement in COLUMN B that matches the concept in COLUMN A. Write
down only the correct letter of the statement next to the correct number, E.g. 2.8 F
COLUMN A COLUMN B ANSWER
2.1. Elements of drama. A. Drama where audience
laughs a lot during the
performance.
2.2. Comedy. B. Plot , theme, characters,
time, etc.
2.3. Poem C. Judgement based on
gender, body build, colour of
skin, etc.
2.4. Stereotyping D A novel or a short story
turned into something that
can be performed.
2.5. Dramatised prose E. Made up with
stanzas/verses.
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QUESTION 3
Write only TRUE or FALSE next to the corresponding number.
3.1. A wedding ceremony has an element of ritual in it. ________________________
3.2. Register is about writing all characters’ names used in drama. __________________
3.3. Puppets can represent human characters. _____________________
3.4. Only clothes can tell a person’s culture. _______________________
3.5. A musical can only be performed by characters from European countries. ____________
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QUESTION 4
Answer the following questions based on careers. Give the name of the media explained
below:
4.1. This type of media is sold on a daily basis. __________________ (1)
4.2. You must have a license to use it. _________________ (1)
4.3. It provides a lot of educational information and others a lot of negative information,
which parents/adults do not like. _____________________________ (1)
4.4. It can be bought from specific shops, contains either music or films and other important
information. _________________________________ (1)
4.5. It is listened to in cars, at home, even on cell phones and it has been there for decades.
_________________________________ (1)
QUESTION 5
Read the following extract from Creative Arts in South Africa and answer the questions that
follow:
Creative Arts in South Africa
Drama has been used to protest against political or social injustice. The South African
playwright Athol Fugard wrote plays that tell stories about how apartheid affected the lives
of people. One of his plays called Boesman and Lena, tells the story of people who lose their
home through forced removals during the apartheid era. He wrote a play called the Island
about prisoners on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was held prisoner for 27 years.
Barney Simon was the artistic director and co-creator of the Market Theatre in
Johannesburg. He produced plays which were workshopped by actors themselves. Many of
the plays dealt with the way in which Arpatheid affected the lives of black people in South
Africa at the time. The plays were produced and written by these two men, which made the
people who watched them aware of how difficult it was for black people to live normal lives
in those days.
5.1. Who is the playwright mentioned above? (1)
___________________________________________________________________________
5.2. Which play tells the story about how Arpartheid affected the lives of people? (1)
_________________________________________________________________________
5.3. In which era did the drama take place? (1)
___________________________________________________________________________
[Link] are Barney Simon and Athol Fugard’s main theme? (1)
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
5.5. Give a short background of the Market Theatre. (1)
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
[5]
GRAND TOTAL: 25
DRAMA MEMORANDUM GRADE: 9
QUESTION 1
1.1. B
1.2. A
1.3. D
1.4. C
1.5. A [5]
QUESTION 2
2.1. B
2.2. A
2.3. E
2.4. C
2.5. D [5]
QUESTION 3
3.1. True
3.2. True
3.3. True
3.4. False
3.5. False [5]
QUESTION 4
4.1. Newspaper
4.2. Television
4.3. Social media
4.4. DVDs
4.5. Music [5]
QUESTION 5
5.1. Athol Fugard
5.2. Boesman and Lena
5.3. Apartheid era
5.4. How Arpartheid affected the lives of black people in South Africa.
5.5. The Market Theatre based in the downtown bohemian suburb of Newtown in
Johannesburg South Africa was opened in 1976. It operated as an independent, anti-racist
theatre during the country’s apartheid regime. It was named after a fruit and vegetable
market that was previously located there. ANY ONE
(5)
GRAND TOTAL: 25
