What does improvisation mean when exploring a character?

• Inventing words and actions in character
• Repeating each line as printed in the script
• Memorising the character's lines word for word

When you perform a play script, what can intonation, volume and pauses help you convey?

• The script's scene order
• The character's feelings and the scene's mood
• The number of lines assigned to each actor in the script

When you perform a poem aloud, pace and emphasis can help bring out its meaning.

You are improvising a cautious character who hears a strange noise behind a door. No lines are planned. Which approach fits the task?

• React carefully in character and invent the words.
• Read a prepared speech and ignore the noise.
• Act as an excited host and ignore the cautious role.

Ravi's script says, '[He bursts out, furious.] Leave my bag alone!' Which delivery best follows this direction?

• Speak in a sleepy manner.
• Speak in a cheerful tone.
• Speak sharply and loudly.

A poem describes slow clouds above a still pond. You want an unhurried mood. Which delivery fits that aim?

• Rush through with no pauses.
• Use a slow, gentle pace.
• Speed up as if in a panic.

Diego wants listeners to notice a poem's change from calm to lively. He reads both stanzas fast and flat. Which revision best serves his aim?

• Vary the pace and emphasis.
• Replace all the calm lines.
• Keep one loud unchanging voice.

Meera plans five seconds of silence and stillness after her character hears shocking news. What could this choice suggest to the audience?

• That the play bans spoken reactions to news.
• That the character is rushing to a lively celebration.
• That the character needs time to take in the news.