Evaluating drama: the question paper and live theatre quiz - SQA National 5 Drama quiz

An internally assessed talk

The externally marked written exam testing knowledge and understanding of drama

The practical performance

A group discussion

List facts without comment

Draw a diagram

Make a supported judgement of how effective something was

Describe what something looked like only

Say what something was like

Judge how effective it was

Give reasons for a choice

Predict the ending

Because acting cannot be judged

Because it is too long

Because good is not a drama term

Because it is an unsupported opinion with no reason

A judgement of effectiveness plus a reason and evidence

Only a personal opinion

A list of every actor's name

The ticket price

Only after the final performance

During development, to keep strong choices and change weak ones

Never; it has no use in rehearsal

Only when buying costumes

Whether you personally enjoyed it

The cost of the tickets

The acting and production choices and how effectively they communicated meaning

How long the queue was

Because enjoyment is forbidden

Because it is too short

Because theatre cannot be enjoyed

Because it gives no analysis of choices or their effects

Take notes on specific moments, choices and their effects

Forget it quickly

Only remember the interval

Avoid thinking about it

Neat handwriting

Linking a choice to its effect or making a supported judgement

Naming as many techniques as possible

Writing the longest answer

The lighting was blue

There were three actors

The cold blue lighting created a bleak mood and isolated the prisoner

The play lasted two hours

Your own practical work and a piece of live or studied theatre

Only a textbook definition

Only the marker's notes

A random unrelated play

Only the strengths

Only the weaknesses

Neither; just say it went fine

Both strengths and areas for improvement, each supported by reasons

Describe the choice precisely and judge its effect on the audience

Just say the voice was nice

Ignore the voice entirely

Only mention the volume