CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY ENGLISH 5 LANGUAGE WORKSHEET 9A
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Language worksheet 9A: Skills development
Read the text extract and answer the questions below.
(Aladdin appears on stage looking cautiously over his shoulder.)
Mother: (Off stage.) Aladdin! Where are you? Aladdin!
(Aladdin hears her and runs and hides behind a barrel.)
Aladdin: (Whispering.) Oh no! I forgot to go to the market!
(His mother appears on stage and walks across the stage towards him.)
Mother: (Sighs.) Where is that lazy boy?
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Is this a playscript or a film script? How can you tell?
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List two main differences between film and playscripts.
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What tense is used when writing stage directions?
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Change each sentence into direct speech in playscript format.
Aladdin’s mother asked him to go to the market for her.
Mother:
Aladdin wished he had enough money to buy food for them.
Aladdin:
Aladdin’s mother told him she had been looking all over for him.
Mother:
Aladdin said he had been there all along waiting for her.
Aladdin:
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