Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 107 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Reason well, speak kindly): Find the topic of the question: arguments, evidence, fallacies, motions, roles, timing, POIs, judging, phrases, speech structure or GD skills. Use that lesson’s tip and read every option before you choose. For number questions, write the calculation first: speakers × minutes + breaks, position 2k − 1 or 2k, content + style + strategy.

1. 1.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes every school needs a garden.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
2. 2.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
3. 3.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Ice is frozen water. (c) Homework is dull. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
5. 5.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: personal comments? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
6. 6.🔗 What does “therefore” do in an argument? (a) shows the other side (b) gives a reason (c) adds an example (d) shows a result
7. 7.🛡️ In a rebuttal, which comes first: say their point or say why it matters? (a) say their point (b) say why it matters
8. 8.🚀 Strong or weak opening line for a GD? “Everyone, be quiet and listen to me!” (a) a strong opening line (b) a weak opening line
9. 9.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “Sports periods waste study time.” Reply: “A short break for play helps students focus better afterwards.” (a) a fair rebuttal (b) attacks the person (c) dodges the point
10. 10.True or false: “My third point is that play helps us study better.” is the Point (P). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Either you agree with me, or you are not my friend.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “For all these reasons, I urge you to support the motion.” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) gives evidence (d) closes a speech
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.🕒 A debate slot is 37 minutes. The judges need 7 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
16. 16.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: listening carefully? (a) a don’t (b) a do
17. 17.Which of these is a strong way to start a GD? (a) shouting to be first (b) repeating the topic (c) setting out the scope (d) mumbling the start
18. 18.True or false: “restating the topic” adds value to a GD. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Every school should have a daily sports period.” is reasoning — it links the evidence to the point. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to choose motions (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to judge content (d) to ask questions
21. 21.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
22. 22.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 90 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) A triangle has 3 sides. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
24. 24.🔎 Strong or weak evidence: measured results from our class experiment? (a) weak evidence (b) strong evidence
25. 25.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) going off topic (d) leading without bossing
26. 26.Which of these is part of a poor GD summary? (a) being short and clear (b) getting facts wrong (c) covering both sides (d) naming the main points
27. 27.🧩 An argument with a claim but no evidence is… (a) strong (b) complete (c) proven (d) weak
28. 28.💎 Does this add value to a GD: restating the topic? (a) adds value (b) adds nothing
29. 29.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
30. 30.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) link (b) explain (c) evidence (d) point
31. 31.True or false: “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “Kabir’s example was good; another example is our bus stop.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) building on a point (c) being rude
33. 33.Which of these is a feature of a debate? (a) no set order of turns (b) no fixed sides (c) judges pick a winner (d) sitting in a circle
34. 34.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
35. 35.🤝 Why use a classmate’s name when building on their point? (a) to tease them (b) it shows you listened (c) to fill time (d) to confuse them
36. 36.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If students choose one book, next they will want to choose every lesson.” (a) slippery slope (b) false either/or (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
37. 37.True or false: “fixed for and against” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “mumbling the start” is a weak way to start a GD. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: In a debate on homework: “Mount Everest is very tall.” — this is weak because it is not specific (no who, what or how many). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🚀 You are not the first speaker. What else earns credit? (a) shouting louder (b) repeating the opener (c) leaving early (d) a strong, fresh point

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