Telling a Story as Performance – MCQ’S

1. Telling a story as a performance mainly involves
   a) Silent reading
   b) Writing a script
   c) Presenting a story before an audience
   d) Printing a book

2. Which of the following is NOT an element of storytelling as performance?
   a) Voice
   b) Facial expressions
   c) Gestures
   d) Silent reading

3. In storytelling as performance, the storyteller
   a) Only reads the text
   b) Only memorises the story
   c) Tells and performs the story
   d) Avoids audience interaction

4. The audience becomes part of the storytelling experience mainly through
   a) Writing notes
   b) Listening, responding, and imagining
   c) Editing the story
   d) Memorising facts

5. Voice modulation in storytelling helps to show
   a) Grammar rules
   b) Page numbers
   c) Emotions and characters
   d) Spelling

6. Changes in tone, pitch, and volume relate to the use of
   a) Costume
   b) Voice
   c) Props
   d) Lighting

7. The storyteller’s body helps to
   a) Replace the story
   b) Decorate the stage
   c) Bring actions and scenes to life
   d) Avoid movement

8. Facial expressions mainly show
   a) Time and place
   b) Grammar and meaning
   c) Emotions like joy and fear
   d) Costume design

9. Gestures in storytelling usually include
   a) Writing and typing
   b) Hand and arm movements
   c) Reading aloud
   d) Page turning

10. Movement across the performance space helps to show
    a) Punctuation
    b) Grammar
    c) Change of place or time
    d) Spelling

11. Rhythm in storytelling helps the audience to
    a) Feel bored
    b) Stay attentive and remember the story
    c) Skip parts of the story
    d) Lose interest

12. Music or props are sometimes used to
    a) Distract the audience
    b) Create mood and support the story
    c) Replace narration
    d) End the performance

13. Storytelling as performance is different from simple narration because it is
    a) Silent
    b) Expressive and lively
    c) Written only
    d) Mechanical

14. One important aspect of storytelling as performance is that it makes stories
    a) Difficult
    b) Lively and memorable
    c) Confusing
    d) Shorter

15. Storytelling as performance helps connect the storyteller and the audience
    a) Socially only
    b) Academically
    c) Emotionally
    d) Politically

16. Which of the following is preserved through storytelling as performance?
    a) Technology
    b) Cultural history and traditions
    c) Scientific data
    d) Office records

17. Storytelling supports learning mainly through
    a) Reading and writing
    b) Listening and watching
    c) Memorising rules
    d) Silent practice

18. Storytelling as performance encourages
    a) Competition
    b) Participation and imagination
    c) Isolation
    d) Memorization

19. In modern classrooms, storytelling as performance helps improve
    a) Handwriting
    b) Communication skills
    c) Typing speed
    d) Exam length

20. Before stories were written down, they were mainly shared through
    a) Books
    b) Newspapers
    c) Live performances
    d) Emails

21. Storytelling as performance still survives today as
    a) Only novels
    b) Theatre, ritual, and spoken word
    c) Only films
    d) Online posts

22. In ancient Greece, epics were recited aloud by poets like
    a) Plato
    b) Aristotle
    c) Homer
    d) Socrates

23. The Iliad and The Odyssey are examples of
    a) Short stories
    b) Epics performed orally
    c) Modern plays
    d) Folk songs

24. African traditional storytellers are known as
    a) Bards
    b) Griots
    c) Kathakas
    d) Jokers

25. Griots perform stories using
    a) Silence and reading
    b) Music, singing, and dramatic expression
    c) Painting
    d) Dance only

26. Native American storytelling is often performed during
    a) Exams
    b) Gatherings
    c) Solo reading
    d) Writing workshops

27. Modern Western storytelling performances include
    a) Dictionaries
    b) Spoken-word poetry and monologues
    c) Grammar lessons
    d) Essays

28. Yakshagana and Therukoothu present stories mainly from
    a) Modern novels
    b) Newspapers
    c) Ramayana and Mahabharata
    d) Science fiction

29. Pandavani is a solo storytelling tradition from
    a) Kerala
    b) Tamil Nadu
    c) Chhattisgarh
    d) Gujarat

30. Kathakali narrates stories mainly through
    a) Spoken dialogue
    b) Printed text
    c) Facial expressions, eye movements, and gestures
    d) Recorded audio

Answer Key

1. c

2. d

3. c

4. b

5. c

6. b

7. c

8. c

9. b

10. c

11. b

12. b

13. b

14. b

15. c

16. b

17. b

18. b

19. b

20. c

21. b

22. c

23. b

24. b

25. b

26. b

27. b

28. c

29. c

30. c

Dr Aswathy Aravindakshan

Dr Aswathy Aravindakshan is a teacher, bilingual writer and artist with over two decades of experience in teaching English language and literature. She currently serves as Assistant Professor of English at NSS College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Her blog, ashlit.in brings together academic resources, creative writing in Malayalam and English, and visual art. The platform features lecture notes, study materials, poems, reflections, short prose, and a curated collection of her paintings. Through this space, she seeks to foster learning, creativity, and meaningful engagement with literature and the arts.