Deck 8: Creative Drama

Question 1

Reader's theater is used with older children who are fluent readers and is a way of:

A)Memorizing a script and repeating it in correct form.
B)Enjoying good literature through oral presentation.
C)Performing for an audience.
D)Both B and C.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Sociodramatic play is the highest form of symbolic play and involves:

A)Fewer than two children.
B)Using the child's own experiences.
C)Little use of language and interactions.
D)Repeating the same story many times.
E)All of the above.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The research of Dorothy and Jerome Singer and others has found that children who are involved in creative dramatics are:

A)Advanced in their oral language and better able to communicate their ideas verbally.
B)More skilled in oral language but less able to listen to the ideas of others.
C)Similar to the children who have not had experiences with drama.
D)Less interested in language and literacy experiences.
E)All of the above.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Attending a live theater performance can be appropriate for young children if:

A)The story is meaningful for the children.
B)It doesn't include music and dance.
C)The production is filled with action.
D)Both A and C.

Question 5

Drama in Education (DIE) is begun in the primary grades and relates to:

A)Developing understanding of a historical event or topic that is being studied.
B)Children who cannot imagine themselves in these timeframes and places.
C)Gaining knowledge about the topic through dramatization.
D)Both A and C.

Question 6

Creative drama is closely connected to learning because:

A)Of the relationship to children's innate ability to play.
B)It requires memorizing scripts and the speaking parts of the characters.
C)There is concern for the perfection of performance.
D)All of the above.
E)None of the above.

Question 7

A major portion of the speaking that adults are involved in is:

A)Internal speech.
B)Prepared speeches and presentations.
C)Extemporaneous speaking.
D)Answering the questions of others.
E)All of the above.

Question 8

What should the teacher do to prepare for a story dramatization?

A)Present an appropriate story to the children by reading or telling.
B)Help organize the characters, space, and materials.
C)Let children improvise the story in their own way.
D)Evaluate and replay.
E)All of the above.

Question 9

Small group experiences, like creative drama, provide an opportunity for children to:

A)Interact and communicate to create a community of ideas.
B)Gain skills in negotiating and collaborating.
C)Listen and adjust to the response of others.
D)All of the above.
E)None of the above.

Question 10

A major difference between sociodramatic play and creative dramatics is:

A)Language is seldom used by the characters to share ideas, thoughts, and solutions.
B)Creative dramatics is role playing real personal experiences.
C)Creative dramatics is theme and fantasy play.
D)The characters create the dialog.
E)All of the above.

Question 11

Children with special needs can enjoy participating in creative drama in the early childhood classroom because:

A)It is process focused, involves improvisation, and is guided by the leader.
B)There are few opportunities to work together with classmates.
C)It is not necessary for them to speak for the characters.
D)It discourages movement and actions.
E)All of the above.

Question 12

Stories told provide an example of an oral presentation while:

A)Letting the child or listener organize the content and meaning.
B)Helping the children remember the content and characters.
C)Letting the child or listener find the moral meaning of the story.
D)Gaining understanding of people.
E)All of the above.

Question 13

During children's early years, the focus should be on drama rather than theater because:

A)Theater stresses the communication between actors and the audience.
B)Drama allows the children to imagine, enact, and reflect on real life experiences.
C)Creative drama is practiced, which requires children to think and adjust during the process.
D)Both A and B.

Question 14

Creative dramatics provides the bridge that Vygotsky believed was necessary for learning and included:

A)Internalization of knowledge.
B)Communication that did not occur.
C)Social interaction and feedback.
D)Both A and C.

Question 15

When young children are working together on a drama they are involved in:

A)Finding a time and place for the drama to happen.
B)Creating the exact words of the characters.
C)The production rather than the process.
D)Creating a storyline, events, and conclusion.
E)All of the above.