Question

Read this dialogue and stage direction from the play.

YONA: There’s also an archery contest, and I’m going to win. (pantomimes pulling an arrow with a bow)

What does pantomime mean?

A.
motion for someone to come

B.
whisper or otherwise talk quietly

C.
act out an action without words

D.
pretend to be someone else

Answer 1

C. act out an action without words — the stage direction shows Yona miming the motion of pulling an arrow with a bow rather than speaking.