Unit 1: What Extemp Is and How a Round Runs

1. 1. What are the three fixed numbers that define every Extemp round?

   One question, fifteen minutes prep, six-minute speechTwo questions, twenty minutes prep, five-minute speechThree questions, thirty minutes prep, seven-minute speechFour questions, forty minutes prep, ten-minute speech

2. 2. What distinguishes USX from IX?

   USX covers domestic topics while IX covers foreign affairs, with identical mechanicsUSX has more prep timeUSX speeches are five minutesIX does not use a prep room

3. 3. True or False?

   "A competitor may keep all three drawn questions and answer whichever parts of each they like."

   TrueFalse

4. 4. What typically signals time remaining during a speech?

   The judge speaking aloudHand signals from a timerA bell systemA visible digital clock

5. 5. True or False?

   "Discussing the content of your drawn question with another competitor during prep is an ethics violation."

   TrueFalse

6. 6. Which ballot categories usually carry the most weight?

   Analysis and direct answer to the questionAppearance and humorNumber of sources cited onlySpeed and volume

7. 7. A well-paced seven-minute speech generally allocates roughly how much time to the introduction?

   About one minuteAbout five minutesAbout three minutesAbout thirty seconds

Describe, in your own words, everything that happens from the moment you draw your three questions to the moment you finish your speech.