B. Middle School Impromptu Event Prompts
Round 1 - 1:30 PM
Speaker 1
Tail
Wrist
Shorts
Speaker 2
Daughter
Garage
Potato
Speaker 3
Hostel
Waist
Frock
Speaker 4
Cheese
Shampoo
Train station
Speaker 5
Stomach
Toothbrush
Sister
Speaker 6
Wolf
Table
Ribs
Speaker 7
Purse
Rubber
Umbrella
Round 2 - 3:00 PM
Speaker 1
Movement
Anxiety
misery
Speaker 2
Dream
enthusiasm
Sensitivity
Speaker 3
Uncertainty
Luck
Disregard
Speaker 4
Care
Pain
Strength
Speaker 5
Ability
Opportunity
Power
Speaker 6
integrity
wish
parenthood
Speaker 7
Idea
Service
Confusion
Round 3 - 4:15 PM
Speaker 1
It is easy to find a thousand soldiers, but hard to find a good general. --Chinese Proverb
Water flows in only to flow out. --Chinese Proverb
He who digs a grave for his enemy might as well be digging one for himself. --African Proverb
Speaker 2
To try and to fail is not laziness. --African Proverb
For want of a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Speaker 3
The young bird does not crow until it hears the old ones. --Tswana proverb
A clear conscience never fears midnight knocking. --Chinese Proverb
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Speaker 4
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
A bird that flies off the earth and lands on an anthill is still on the ground. --Igbo proverb
Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.
Speaker 5
Every horse thinks its own pack is heaviest.
Better little than too little. --Cameroonian proverb
With truth on your side, you can go anywhere; without truth, you can't take a tiny step. --Chinese Proverb
Speaker 6
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
Knowledge is a garden. If it isn’t cultivated, you can’t harvest it. --African Proverb
Time and tide wait for no man.
Speaker 7
Appearances can be deceptive.
Happiness is the best cosmetic. --Chinese Proverb
When you show the moon to a child, it sees only your finger. --Zambian proverb