Reference no: EM13803259

1. The distinction between sociodramatic play and creative dramatics is that:

• Sociodramatic play involves pretend activities; creative dramatics involves real life events
• Sociodramatic play involves fantasy; creative dramatics involves a script
• Sociodramatic play involves pretend activities; creative dramatics is a more complex activity
• Sociodramatic play is more structured than creative dramatics

2. The dramatic arts involve three of Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences.

• Kinesthetic, spatial and linguistic
• Logical, naturalistic and dramatic
• Existential, modernistic and artistic
• Intrapersonal, extra personal and interpersonal

3. One of the strengths of creative drama is the opportunity for small group work. In drama, children can:

• Plan ahead so they will not need to learn to think on their feet
• Interact and communicate to create a community of ideas, images, and actions
• Focus on developing a monologue so they will not have to adjust to others
• Prepare a speech to present before an audience

4. The long term benefits of creative drama include:

• Independent thinking, problem-solving, collaboration skills
• Empathy for others, development of imagination, expanding oral language
• developing values, understanding of self, learning to make decisions
• All of the above

5. A simple way to involve children in nonthreatening drama experiences is to use participation stories. These are stories that have:

• chants, sound effect, and repeated phrases
• Have lines for children to memorize
• Invite children to participate
• A and C

6. Geraldine Siks, a leading authority on children's drama, believes that young children up to the age eleven should:

• Participate only in informal drama
• Learn to perform a play perfectly for parents to enjoy
• Learn to recite memorized lines
• Understand complex plots and character development

7. According to your text, storytelling provides:

• An opportunity for children to visualize characters
• An opportunity for children to visualize events
• An opportunity to listen to stories without the use of written text
• All of the above

8. Research has identified specific benefits of storytelling to young children.

• When children listen to stories told, it increases their comprehension of the story
• When children listen to stories told, they identify more elements of the sequence
• When children listen to stories told, they are more fluent in their retellings
• All of the above

9. Reader's Theater, a relatively new concept in the creative arts, is appropriate for:

• Preschoolers
• Older children who are able to read fluently
• Toddlers
• Infants

10. All members of the drama community should:

• be respected and listen carefully to others
• Be able to contribute ideas and solve problems collaboratively
• Operate by democratic values and care about the feelings of others
• All of the above

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

• Internalization of knowledge.
• Communication that did not occur.
• Social interaction and feedback.
• Both A and C.
• All of the above.

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

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

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

• Finding a time and place for the drama to happen.
• Creating the exact words of the characters.
• The production rather than the process.
• Creating a storyline, events, and conclusion.
• All of the above.

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

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

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

• The story is meaningful for the children.
• It does not include music and dance.
• The production is filled with action.
• Both A and C.
• None of the above.