8.5 Analyze How Different Playwrights Characterize Their Protagonists & Antagonists
Quiz by Texas Education Agency
Grade 8
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1Which event during the debate does the playwright include to create humor?Mark struggling to fill his allotted timeThe female student asking a question to both candidatesKyli explaining the format of the debateThe female student asking a question to both candidates60s8.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q2What do paragraphs 27 and 46 suggest about Kyli?She is inexperienced at moderating debates.She favors Christy to win the election.She thinks she can ask better questions than the audience members.She was elected as student body president in the past.60s8.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q3The stage directions in paragraph 30 indicate that Mark is —surprised to see Christy at the debateupset that another candidate is running in the electionprepared to share his plans for the schoolnervous about debating Christy60s8.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q4Read paragraph 51. What does the dialogue convey about Mark’s attitude toward Christy?He thinks no one will agree with Christy’s opinion on the issues.He predicts that Christy will end up forfeiting the election.He believes that Christy is more aware of the issues affecting the school.He suspects that Christy had more opportunities to prepare for the debate.60s8.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q5Which line from paragraph 27 helps portray Kyli as dramatic?Tonight will feature the two candidates for president. . . .The future of our school hangs in the balance.We will be featuring a town hall style tonight....And welcome to our first presidential debate!60s8.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
- Q6Karl’s dialogue in the play shows that his feelings about the election change from —uninterested to passionateconfident to unsurearrogant to humbleconfident to unsure60s8.5: Reading - Comprehension of Literary Text - Drama
