Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 391 · 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 is evidence? (a) a rhyme (b) your loudest point (c) a guess (d) facts that back a claim
2. 2.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) sitting upright (b) nodding while listening (c) tapping the table (d) a calm face
3. 3.Which of these is a GD do? (a) arguing for its own sake (b) inviting a quiet member (c) staying silent (d) shouting over others
4. 4.🧾 About how long is a GD summary? (a) about ten minutes (b) about a minute (c) just one word (d) about an hour
5. 5.⚖️ Motion: “Every student should learn to cook at school.” Which point is AGAINST the motion? (a) cooking is a life skill (b) kitchens cost a lot (c) we learn healthy food
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answers the proposition (b) is for the motion (c) defines the key words (d) speaks first
7. 7.🛡️ When you rebut, what do you do first? (a) state their point fairly (b) change the topic (c) raise your voice (d) laugh at them
8. 8.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “Our PE teacher’s records show fitness scores rose by a fifth in a year.” (a) point (b) link (c) evidence (d) explain
9. 9.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
10. 10.🧩 Which is the best evidence for “Our school needs more dustbins”? (a) “I feel it” (b) a count of litter (c) “dustbins are green” (d) “my friend agrees”
11. 11.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
12. 12.True or false: “a question that helps” adds value to a GD. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kolkata is in India. (b) Earth orbits the Sun. (c) Mangoes taste best. (d) Spiders have 8 legs.
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.True or false: “linking two ideas” adds nothing to a GD. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Every child should learn to swim.” is reasoning — it links the evidence to the point. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “Our school should have a library period every day.” is a claim — the point being argued. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Good or poor POI habit: talking before accepted? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
19. 19.⚖️ Motion: “Homework should be optional.” True or false: the point “Families could use evenings for hobbies and time together.” opposes the motion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) covering both sides (b) only your own view (c) starting a new debate (d) trailing off
21. 21.🧩 What is the claim in an argument? (a) the point you argue (b) a joke (c) the judges’ marks (d) a number you found
22. 22.📋 In a group discussion on “How can we make our city cleaner?”, Tara stayed silent for the whole discussion; Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Ananya only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Tara (b) Meera (c) Ananya
23. 23.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) attacking the person (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
24. 24.⭕ A group discussion lasts 15 minutes. It begins with 1 minute of thinking time and ends with 2 minutes for the summary. How many minutes are left for the discussion?
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
26. 26.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
27. 27.🔭 In a GD, good leadership means… (a) bossing everyone (b) speaking the most (c) guiding the group fairly (d) choosing the winner
28. 28.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we let Class 7 use the ground once, they will take it over forever.” (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) slippery slope (d) everyone does it
29. 29.True or false: “due to” gives a reason. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “The school nurse recorded 25 small cuts and scrapes last term.” (a) reasoning (b) evidence (c) a claim
31. 31.🚦 Someone cuts others off in the middle of sentences. This is… (a) summarising (b) building on (c) adding value (d) interrupting
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
34. 34.True or false: “making a long speech” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “As Meera said, cost matters — and here is one way to cut it.” is a rude reply. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧐 An opinion is… (a) what someone thinks (b) a proven number (c) always true (d) a measured result
37. 37.⭕ Debate or group discussion: judges pick a winner? (a) a debate (b) a group discussion
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.🤝 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) building on a point (c) being rude
40. 40.🔎 A fact about cricket in a debate on school uniforms is… (a) very strong (b) very specific (c) not relevant

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