Reading Worksheet · Grades 4–7
Reading a Playbill Worksheet
A printable reading worksheet for grades 4-7 on reading a playbill. Students use a real-style theater program, with two performance times, a running time that includes the intermission, a cast list, and audience notes, to answer eight questions and four short-response questions. A complete answer key is included.
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Subject
Reading
Grades
Grades 4–7
Skill Focus
Reading a Playbill, functional text
Lesson Length
30 minutes
Learning Objective
Students will read a theater program for performance times, running time, and cast.
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
A playbill is the program handed out at a theater, and it answers a specific set of questions: when the show starts, how long it runs, who plays each part, and what the audience is asked to do. This worksheet has students read one closely.
The reference box, the playbill, and Section A are all on page 1. The reference box explains how a cast list pairs a character with an actor and how the intermission fits inside the running time. Section A has eight questions answered directly from the document. Section B on page 2 has four short-response questions.
Page 3 is a complete answer key with answers for every item.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the reference box and review how the document is organized.
Study the playbill on page 1.
Answer the eight questions in Section A on page 1.
Answer the four short-response questions in Section B on page 2.
Use the answer key on page 3, then pair with the Reading Stage Directions Worksheet.
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Reading a Playbill Worksheet
A printable reading worksheet for grades 4-7 on reading a playbill. Students use a real-style theater program, with two performance times, a running time that includes the intermission, a cast list, and audience notes, to answer eight questions and four short-response questions. A complete answer key is included.
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