Building a Scene: Who Wants What · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Give each character something to want

Arts & Music · Performing Arts · ages 9-11
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. The team is losing while the girl wants to win. What is the losing team?

    • The want
    • The block
    • The title

  2. What is the engine of a scene?

    • A want
    • A curtain
    • A chair

  3. If no one wants anything, the scene still races ahead.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. After a failed plan, what should the next try be?

    • Harder
    • The same forever
    • Given up

  5. A boy wants his lost dog. The dog ran into a dark forest. What keeps you watching?

    • The forest alone
    • The dog's name
    • Want plus block

  6. What is a turning point?

    • A snack break
    • A moment that shifts the path
    • A new curtain

  7. A scene feels flat. Each actor wants nothing. What fix fits best?

    • Add more chairs
    • Speak faster only
    • Give each one a want and a block

  8. Two actors swap wants and the scene turns new. What does that show?

    • Want steers the scene
    • Actors steer the lights
    • Blocks do not matter
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Answer key

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Give each character something to want W1-mt_CZbWK5gf0v-s1

  1. The block · The losing team stands between her and the win.
  2. A want · Want drives every push in the scene.
  3. False · With no want, nothing moves at all.
  4. Harder · Harder tries raise the stakes each round.
  5. Want plus block · Want plus block makes the watch-worthy clash.
  6. A moment that shifts the path · Past that moment there is no going back.
  7. Give each one a want and a block · Want plus block wakes a flat scene up.
  8. Want steers the scene · Changed wants bend the whole scene.
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