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Sample exercises Grades 5–12 · Performance & communication Which choice can help make a key sentence clear? Always shout every sentence. Speak every word at maximum speed. Pause appropriately and articulate the words. Answer and explanation Pause appropriately and articulate the words.
Pacing and articulation support comprehension.
Grades 5–12 · Performance & communication Why should a speaker consider the audience's familiarity with a topic? Answer and explanation Unfamiliar terms may need explanation or examples.
Communication should match the listener's context.
Grades 5–12 · Performance & communication A planned speech has four equal sections of 45 seconds. What is its total length in minutes? Answer and explanation 3 minutes
4 × 45 = 180 seconds = 3 minutes.
Grades 5–12 · Performance & communication Which is constructive performance feedback? The pause before the final line made the change in thought clear. Only my favorite voice is acceptable. You are a bad person. Answer and explanation The pause before the final line made the change in thought clear.
Feedback should link an observable choice to an effect.
Grades 5–12 · Performance & communication How can two actors interpret the same line differently without changing the words? Answer and explanation They can change pace, emphasis, gesture or context.
Interpretation involves more than the literal wording.
Grades 5–12 · Performance & communication What should a rehearsal plan include? Purpose, sequence, timing and feedback opportunities. No chance to revise. Only an instruction to be perfect. Answer and explanation Purpose, sequence, timing and feedback opportunities.
Rehearsal supports deliberate improvement.
Study notes Make performance choices that communicate a clear intention.
Grades 5–12 Make performance choices that communicate a clear intention.
Grades 5–12 A character’s objective is what they seek in a scene. It can guide actions and vocal choices without requiring a single correct performance.
Grades 6–12 A character’s objective is what they seek in a scene. It can guide actions and vocal choices without requiring a single correct performance.
Grades 6–12