CBSE Academic Class XII Theatre Studies Sample Question Paper 2015-16
Name of the Board : CBSE Academic
Class : XII STD
Subject : Theatre Studies
Year : 2015-16
Website : http://cbseacademic.in/SQP_CLASSXII_2015_16.html
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| Q.No. | QUESTIONS& EXPECTED ANSWERS | Marks |
| 1. | What are the two visual components of a play? | 1 |
| 2. | Name any two distinct ways in which a director selects an actor on the basis of skills required for a specific role? | 1 |
| 3. | Which part of the play production gives the first impression to the audience after the light is flashed? | 1 |
| 4. | Name thewriter who coined the term ‘catharsis’. | 1 |
| 5. | State the objective behind setting up the SangeetNatakAkademi. | 1 |
| 6. | ‘Make up has vast possibilities for effectiveness’. In the light of the above statement explain how make up can help in the projection of a character. | 2 |
| 7. | Vikas is recently selected for a task by a theatre company where he has to serve as a researcher, advisor, writer ,editor for a productionand review and selection of scripts. Identify and explain the role played by Vikas. | 2 |
| 8. | Recently a school organized a programme where they enacted creative curriculum based topics through theatre making it interesting, engaging and educative. The objectives of which branch of NSD have been achieved by this school? How it encourages students to become independent learners? | 2 |
| 9. | What is ‘Theatre of Cruelty’? Who developed this form of theatre? | 2 |
| 10. | Identify and explain the two levels of exploration in research work. | 2 |
| 11. | Explain the importance of accessories as a necessary appendage to the costume. | 3 |
| 12. | How do lighting and costume add expressiveness and value to the stage craft? | 3 |
| 13. | Which technique subjects an actor to a process of rigorous artistic self-analysis and reflection with a complete command of realism? How can actors ‘experience the past’ during performance? | 3(2+1) |
| 14. | How does Existentialism explain the existence of human beings? Name two important writers of the ‘Theatre of Absurd’? | 3 |
| 15. | Puja is one of those people who pushes the boundaries of what primarily exists in | 3 |
| 16. | Indian Theatre expands the boundaries of what is usually regarded as “theatre” in order to explore the multiple dimensions of theatrical performance. After Independence, in 1947, in their efforts to create an ‘Indian’ theatre that was different from the Westernized, colonial theatre, Indian theatre practitioners began returning to their ‘roots’ in classical dance, religious ritual, martial arts, popular entertainment and aesthetic theory. With reference to ‘Theatre in roots’ explain the Indian Drama Scene after independence to link theatre to the cultural roots of the country. | 3 |
| 17. | What is meant by media? How does media play a role in theatre? | 3 |
| 18. | Write a short note on any two of the given options:
a. Realistic lighting b. Compositional lighting c. Psychological lighting. |
4(2+2) |
| 19. | What are the different types of sets that a set designer can design using his/her imagination and innovation based on form, style, interpretation, space and theme of the play? Elucidate. | 4 |
| 20. | Given insight into the contribution of any one of the leading contemporary theatre gurus who have proved themselves to be one of the most innovative directors of their times. | 4 |
| 21. | Discuss the theatrical concepts popularized by Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler . | 4 |
| 22. | “Playwriting and creating drama for each playwright is distinctively different, Plays can develop out of any combination of starting points and patterns.” How does a playwright justify this statement? | 6 |
| 23. | Which system of theatrical techniques“make the familiar strange in order to provoke a socio-critical audience response. How effectively one can use this technique to make the spectator adopt an attitude of inquiry and criticism in his/her approach to the incident. Elucidate. | 6 |
| 24. | Write in detail about the life and works of one Indian Playwright of post-independence era who made a difference in the modern and contemporary scene with his/her remarkable spate of plays. | 6 |