Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 260 · 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.True or false: “You can either study all day or play all day.” is a slippery slope. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I’m not sure that’s always true — for example, in the rainy season…” is a rude reply. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Spiders have 8 legs. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Frogs lay eggs.
4. 4.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is the silliest idea ever.” (a) impolite (b) polite
5. 5.True or false: “proposition, opposition” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s first argument? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
7. 7.🚩 Which fallacy claims one small step will surely lead to a disaster? (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
8. 8.🚀 Strong or weak start to a GD: mumbling the start? (a) a weak start (b) a strong start
9. 9.⚖️ Motion: “Every student should learn to cook at school.” True or false: the point “Cooking is a life skill everyone needs.” supports the motion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⏱️ 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?
11. 11.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the audience (b) the loudest team (c) the judges (d) the timekeeper
12. 12.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) can be checked (b) is a guess (c) someone feels (d) is always funny
13. 13.🤝 When you disagree, what should you add? (a) a frown (b) a louder voice (c) nothing (d) a reason or example
14. 14.⚖️ Motion: “Homework should be optional.” True or false: the point “Optional homework would lower stress before exams.” opposes the motion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🚦 A member keeps talking and lets no one else in. This is… (a) dominating (b) adding value (c) summarising (d) building on
16. 16.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “I’m not sure that’s always true — for example, in the rainy season…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) being rude (c) building on a point
17. 17.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Cartoons are too silly.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
18. 18.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes 2 + 2 = 4.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
19. 19.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) is against the motion (b) must disprove the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) is for the motion
20. 20.🔗 What does “therefore” do in an argument? (a) gives a reason (b) shows the other side (c) adds an example (d) shows a result
21. 21.🚀 Strong or weak start to a GD: setting out the scope? (a) a strong start (b) a weak start
22. 22.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
23. 23.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan only repeated what others had already said; Ishaan stayed silent for the whole discussion; Arjun disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish. Who did best? (a) Arjun (b) Ishaan (c) Rohan
24. 24.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) keep talking (b) argue with them (c) stay standing (d) sit down politely
25. 25.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Chess is boring. (c) Pink is a lovely colour. (d) Kolkata is in India.
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
27. 27.True or false: “offering nonstop” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.💬 Which word should you never use about an opponent’s idea? (a) “interesting” (b) “fair” (c) “stupid” (d) “important”
30. 30.True or false: They said “Homework helps us practise.” Reply: “Anyway, I like football more than homework.” — this dodges the point instead of answering it. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔎 What makes evidence strong? (a) loud and long (b) relevant and reliable (c) funny and short (d) old and vague
32. 32.True or false: measured results from our class experiment is weak evidence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “This tells us that sport helps children believe in themselves.” is the Point (P). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a GD do? (a) checking your phone (b) keeping points short (c) dominating the talk (d) mocking an idea
35. 35.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) finish your sentence (b) ignore it (c) speak faster (d) start a new point
36. 36.⭕ Debate or group discussion: no fixed sides? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate
37. 37.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) Tuesday (b) best (c) metre (d) twelve
38. 38.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “That means daily exercise really does make students fitter.” (a) a claim (b) evidence (c) reasoning
39. 39.🧩 What is evidence? (a) your loudest point (b) a rhyme (c) a guess (d) facts that back a claim
40. 40.🚀 Strong or weak start to a GD: a calm, clear voice? (a) a weak start (b) a strong start

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