Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 184 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
2. 2.🔭 What does a GD evaluator watch most? (a) your clothes (b) your height (c) your handwriting (d) how you take part
3. 3.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: listening to others? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
4. 4.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) letting others finish (b) speaking up early (c) inviting a quiet member (d) arguing for its own sake
5. 5.⏱️ A 4-minute speech has 30 seconds for the opening and 45 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
6. 6.True or false: “Today, my team will prove three things.” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “Recycling is too hard to manage.” Reply: “Plastic comes in many colours.” (a) attacks the person (b) dodges the point (c) a fair rebuttal
8. 8.🛡️ In a rebuttal, which comes first: say why it matters or give your evidence? (a) say why it matters (b) give your evidence
9. 9.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.🤝 Why use a classmate’s name when building on their point? (a) to tease them (b) to confuse them (c) to fill time (d) it shows you listened
12. 12.True or false: “repeating the last point” adds value to a GD. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ Motion: “Homework should be optional.” True or false: the point “Without set homework, many students would forget the day’s lesson.” supports the motion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
15. 15.⚖️ Motion: “Every school should have a daily sports period.” Which side does this point support? “Daily exercise keeps children fit and healthy.” (a) for the motion (b) against the motion
16. 16.💎 Someone has already made your point. What can you do? (a) stay quiet forever (b) add a new angle (c) claim it first (d) repeat it word for word
17. 17.Which of these is a GD don’t? (a) giving facts for points (b) letting others finish (c) talking to one person (d) inviting a quiet member
18. 18.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “Kabir’s example was good; another example is our bus stop.” (a) being rude (b) disagreeing politely (c) building on a point
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) therefore (b) so (c) although (d) as a result
20. 20.🔗 “We need a school garden ___ children learn by growing plants.” Which fits? (a) so (b) because (c) however (d) for instance
21. 21.🤝 When you disagree, you should challenge… (a) both, loudly (b) the idea, not the person (c) the evaluator (d) the person, not the idea
22. 22.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) speak for them (b) ignore them (c) invite them in kindly (d) point at them
23. 23.💬 Which line can end an opposition speech? (a) “That’s all, bye.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Over and out.” (d) “I beg to oppose.”
24. 24.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
25. 25.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is an interesting point, but…” (a) polite (b) impolite
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
27. 27.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) saying “On that point” (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) talking before accepted
28. 28.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Our science textbook tells us that…” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) gives evidence
29. 29.True or false: They said “Recycling is too hard to manage.” Reply: “Plastic comes in many colours.” — this is a fair rebuttal, as it answers the point. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: restate the topic or where we agreed? (a) restate the topic (b) where we agreed
31. 31.🤝 Which word helps you disagree politely? (a) “however” (b) “ugh” (c) “stupid” (d) “whatever”
32. 32.⚖️ Motion: “Every school should have a daily sports period.” Which side does this point support? “A break from desks helps students focus better afterwards.” (a) against the motion (b) for the motion
33. 33.⚖️ Which side must disprove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
34. 34.💎 Does this add value to a GD: complaining about time? (a) adds value (b) adds nothing
35. 35.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 80 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
36. 36.True or false: “on the other hand” shows the other side. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.💬 Polite or impolite? “I thank the previous speaker, and I would add…” (a) impolite (b) polite
40. 40.True or false: figures from the city water board is weak evidence. (a) False (b) True

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