What is Speech & Debate

Speech & Debate helps kids express their ideas clearly, build confidence, and think critically. It encourages listening, reasoning, and presenting opinions respectfully. This worksheet focuses on developing these essential communication skills in a fun way.

What’s Inside the Worksheet

• Observe & Explain: Real-life debate situations for analysis

• Choose What Helps / Match the Skills: Identify key habits and match skills with benefits

• Choose the Correct Option: Pick the best strategies to improve debate performance

• Choose the Best Response: Practise effective ways to respond during debates

• Skill Focus: Listening, reasoning, organising ideas, and giving clear examples

This worksheet uses short, engaging activities to make learning interactive and effective.

Who Can Practise This Worksheet

• Grade: 5

• Ideal For: Students learning speech, debate, and public speaking skills

• Helps teachers and parents guide kids in improving communication, reasoning, and confidence

Importance of Practising This Worksheet

• Improves confidence in expressing ideas

• Teaches active listening and respectful communication

• Strengthens reasoning, organisation, and clarity in arguments

• Prepares students for school debates, presentations, and group discussions

Answer Key

Section A: Observe & Explain

• Mistakes Ananya is making:
  ❌ Interrupting others
  ❌ Sharing opinions without reasons
  ❌ Making points unclear

• Why listening is important:
  ✅ Helps understand others’ points
  ✅ Allows thoughtful, respectful responses
  ✅ Improves the quality of your arguments

• How reasons & examples strengthen arguments:
  ✅ Makes your points clear and convincing
  ✅ Helps the audience understand your perspective
  ✅ Adds credibility to your ideas

Section B: Choose What Helps / Match the Skills

• List of good speech & debate skills:
  ✅ Listening carefully
  ✅ Giving reasons
  ✅ Organising ideas

• Which habit improves a debate?
  ✅ Supporting points with examples ✅

• Match the skill with its benefit:

  • Listening → Better responses ✅

  • Clear structure → Easy understanding ✅

Section C: Choose the Best Response

• When your opponent finishes speaking, you should:
  ✅ Respond calmly with reasons

• To make your speech effective, your ideas should be:
  ✅ Clear and organised

• When giving an opinion in a debate, you should:
  ✅ Give reasons and examples