Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 170 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
2. 2.True or false: “I’m not sure that’s always true — for example, in the rainy season…” builds on another speaker’s point. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or stating your side? (a) point 3 with proof (b) stating your side
4. 4.True or false: “Today, my team will prove three things.” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔎 Why is this weak evidence? In a debate on reading: “Trains run on tracks.” (a) not reliable (b) not relevant (c) not specific
6. 6.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying silent (b) listening carefully (c) inviting a quiet member (d) staying on topic
8. 8.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
9. 9.Which of these adds nothing to a GD? (a) a real-life case (b) a short summary so far (c) going off topic (d) a fresh angle
10. 10.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A triangle has 3 sides.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
11. 11.🔎 What makes evidence strong? (a) old and vague (b) loud and long (c) relevant and reliable (d) funny and short
12. 12.True or false: measured results from our class experiment is strong evidence. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 21 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “Who asked you?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) building on a point (c) being rude
15. 15.🤝 Why use a classmate’s name when building on their point? (a) it shows you listened (b) to tease them (c) to confuse them (d) to fill time
16. 16.True or false: a fact from our science textbook is strong evidence. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Pink is a lovely colour.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) may test the definition (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) answers the proposition (d) must disprove the motion
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🧐 Fact or opinion? “A year has 12 months.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
21. 21.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: checking your phone? (a) a don’t (b) a do
22. 22.🚀 Strong or weak opening line for a GD? “Friends, before we pick a side, let’s look at both.” (a) a weak opening line (b) a strong opening line
23. 23.True or false: “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) building on a point (c) being rude
25. 25.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
26. 26.⭕ Is this a good GD topic? “How can we make our city cleaner?” (a) a good GD topic (b) not a GD topic
27. 27.⚖️ Motion: “Homework should be optional.” True or false: the point “Students who are keen will still choose to practise at home.” opposes the motion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or points against? (a) restate the topic (b) points against
29. 29.⭕ Debate or group discussion: no set order of turns? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) must disprove the motion (b) is for the motion (c) answers the proposition (d) is against the motion
31. 31.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: saying which teammate will cover which point? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
32. 32.💎 Does this add value to a GD: a fact with numbers? (a) adds value (b) adds nothing
33. 33.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) building on (b) adding value (c) summarising (d) interrupting
34. 34.True or false: “offering in minute one” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: They said “Sports periods waste study time.” Reply: “A short break for play helps students focus better afterwards.” — this dodges the point instead of answering it. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⏱️ A 3-minute speech has 15 seconds for the opening and 15 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
37. 37.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is a false either/or. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: the attendance register for the whole year is weak evidence. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Meera’s plan for the class trip is useless because she is always late.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
40. 40.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) sitting if declined (c) standing up to offer (d) mocking the speaker

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