Too Much Noise!

This task is about using information and making inferences from a play script.

Illustration of children making noise with pots and pans

Read the play Too Much Noise by Feana Tu'akoi (pages 14-17, Junior Journal 21, 1999). Then answer the following questions.

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a)  What are three props (things used by actors) that you would need if you were presenting this play?
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b)  Where is this play set? 

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c)  If you were making a backdrop for this play,
     what are two things you could paint on it as part of the background scenery?
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d)  What could the actor who plays Dad wear, to make him look like an older man?

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e)  What could the actor who plays Lara do when she says, "Can't catch me!" at the start of the play?

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f)  What could the actor who plays Timmy do when he says, "Got you!" at the start of the play?

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g)  What sort of voice could the actor who plays Dad use when he says, "Stop that noise!"?

    • Annoyed

    • Bored

    • Cheerful

    • Worried

    • Upset

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h)  What action or movement could the actor who plays Dad do to show how he is feeling when he says, "I'm getting a headache"?