Ais a story written by a playwright to be performed by actors.

The options for this question are:

A) drama

B) novel

C) poem

D) soliloquy

A) drama.

Explanation: a drama is a play in a theatre or on television or radio, that can be written in verse or prose. It is intended to portray some aspect of life or to tell a story through dialogue and action (it is typically designed to be performed in front of an audience). So, from the given options, the one that correctly fills up the blank, is the corresponding to option A: A drama is a story written by a pllaywright to be performed by actors.

The emperor rewards his subjects for jumping over and under a stick.

A summary should focus on all the important details of a passage. Moreover, it should eliminate all the irrelevant, lengthy or unimportant details of a text. In this case, there are two important elements: the fact that the emperor gives out awards, and the fact that the way to earn one is by jumping over and under a stick. This answer includes both elements.