Creative drama does not include:
A) Formal, scripted plays
B) Puppets
C) Reader's Theater
D) Story drama
E) Story play
Ques. 2Using puppets in the early childhood classroom involves providing:
A) opportunities to experiment with different puppets
B) a wide selection of store bought hand puppets
C) formal practice with sounds and interpreting actions
D) teacher-directed lessons using puppets for correct use
Ques. 3Tableau includes all the following except:
A) representation of a significant event
B) cooperation
C) imagination
D) words and movements
E) use of bodies as statues
Ques. 4It is important for educators to teach the basic drama skills of:
A) body, voice, imagination, concentration, cooperation
B) body, voice, stage directions, projection
C) concentration, cooperation, projection, role-assumption
D) movement, accents, imagination, cooperation
E) voice, stage directions, set design, sound management
Ques. 5Teachers should use story retelling in the primary grades to:
A) prepare for a grade-level performance
B) assess children's language skills
C) identify reluctant readers
D) make placement decisions
E) None of these
Ques. 6Puppets are powerful learning tools because:
A) they are appropriate props for teachers to use in story-retellings
B) they are a nonthreatening vehicle for self-expression
C) they are complicated to make
D) they can easily be found in stores
Ques. 7Reader's Theater is particularly useful for all of the following except:
A) developing language proficiency
B) memorizing lines and using elaborate props
C) incorporating multicultural stories
D) practicing reading in a supportive environment
E) providing language acquisition strategies for English language learners
Ques. 8Drama offers opportunities for children to improve their oral language skills because it:
A) elicits richer language use more than any other settings
B) depends upon verbalization
C) requires children to memorize parts
D) puts movements to spoken word
E) gives children opportunities to perform on stage