Spontaneous Problems

Spontaneous Types

Teams should practice for the three common types of spontaneous problems as listed below. However, they should also be prepared for the unexpected.

• Verbal spontaneous problems require verbal responses. They may incorporate improvisation or dramatization. Teams are scored for common and creative responses.

• Hands-­on spontaneous problems require teams to physically create a tangible solution. Each hands­-on problem has its own specific scoring categories.

• Verbal/hands-­on combination spontaneous problems require teams to create a tangible solution and include some type of verbal component, for example, creating a story about the solution. Teams are scored for both the tangible solution and the verbal presentation.

Direct links to a variety of sample spontaneous problems