Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 128 · 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.🚀 Strong or weak start to a GD: reading from notes? (a) a weak start (b) a strong start
2. 2.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) saying nothing (b) talking over others (c) polite disagreement (d) losing your temper
4. 4.🚀 Strong or weak start to a GD: a relevant fact? (a) a weak start (b) a strong start
5. 5.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” Which side does this point support? “Extra school days could be used for clubs and projects.” (a) for the motion (b) against the motion
6. 6.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
7. 7.🤝 When you disagree, you should challenge… (a) the evaluator (b) the person, not the idea (c) the idea, not the person (d) both, loudly
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) losing your temper (b) personal comments (c) a good summary (d) talking over others
9. 9.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) starting a new debate (b) no new arguments (c) getting facts wrong (d) leaving out one side
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🧾 A good summary includes the views of… (a) only the first speaker (b) only your friends (c) only you (d) the whole group
12. 12.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes the Earth goes round the Sun.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
14. 14.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
15. 15.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “A garden costs too much.” Reply: “Gardens look very pretty in spring.” (a) attacks the person (b) dodges the point (c) a fair rebuttal
16. 16.🧩 What is evidence? (a) facts that back a claim (b) your loudest point (c) a guess (d) a rhyme
17. 17.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “In our class survey, 30 of 40 students said they read more when given time.” (a) a claim (b) reasoning (c) evidence
18. 18.⭕ A group discussion has 5 members and lasts 5 minutes. If the time is shared equally, how many minutes does each member get?
19. 19.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.✋ A speech is 3 minutes long. The first minute and the last minute are protected (no points of information). For how many minutes can points of information be offered?
21. 21.True or false: “on the other hand” gives a reason. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ Motion: “Every student should learn to cook at school.” True or false: the point “Students would learn about healthy food.” supports the motion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being short and clear (b) naming the main points (c) covering both sides (d) trailing off
24. 24.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) everyone does it (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
25. 25.True or false: “Students should learn first aid.” is a claim — the point being argued. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
27. 27.True or false: “Students should plant one tree every year.” is reasoning — it links the evidence to the point. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “In our inter-house matches, 60 shy students joined teams and spoke up more.” (a) link (b) explain (c) point (d) evidence
29. 29.True or false: a survey of 300 students in our school is weak evidence. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
31. 31.⚖️ Which side answers the proposition? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
32. 32.True or false: “In our class survey, 30 of 40 students said they read more when given time.” is evidence — a fact that backs the point. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧩 Which is the best evidence for “Our school needs more dustbins”? (a) “I feel it” (b) “my friend agrees” (c) “dustbins are green” (d) a count of litter
34. 34.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) interrupting others (b) inviting a quiet member (c) giving facts for points (d) speaking up early
35. 35.🧾 Good or poor summary: being short and clear? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) setting out the scope (b) a relevant fact (c) starting with “sorry” (d) a quick real example
37. 37.🧾 Good or poor summary: covering both sides? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
38. 38.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) talking before accepted (b) shouting from your seat (c) arguing when declined (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
39. 39.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “I’d like to take Rohan’s idea one step further.” (a) being rude (b) building on a point (c) disagreeing politely
40. 40.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) talking over others (b) losing your temper (c) listening to others (d) repeating others

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