Instructions in a play that tell actors what to do or where to go.

• A. Stage directions
• B. Scene
• C. Setting
• D. Dialogue

Answer: (A)

Stage directions are the instructions in a play that tell actors what to do or where to go. They guide movement, entrances and exits, gestures, facial expressions, and even how a line should be delivered or how fast a scene should unfold. They aren’t spoken aloud by characters, but they shape how the action appears on stage or on the page.

This helps distinguish them from other elements. A scene is a division of the play that marks a moment in the action, the setting tells when and where the action happens, and dialogue is the spoken words between characters. Because stage directions describe actions and movement rather than spoken words, they fit this description perfectly.