Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 395 · 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.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “Every school should have a daily sports period.” (a) evidence (b) reasoning (c) a claim
2. 2.✋ Good or poor POI habit: mocking the speaker? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
3. 3.💬 Which line can end a proposition speech? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “That’s all, bye.” (c) “I beg to propose.” (d) “Over and out.”
4. 4.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
5. 5.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “This shows that giving time to read helps students read more.” (a) evidence (b) a claim (c) reasoning
6. 6.🤝 When you disagree, what should you add? (a) nothing (b) a frown (c) a louder voice (d) a reason or example
7. 7.🚀 Strong or weak start to a GD: defining the key word? (a) a weak start (b) a strong start
8. 8.⚖️ Motion: “Every school should have a daily sports period.” Which side does this point support? “Many schools do not have a big enough playground.” (a) against the motion (b) for the motion
9. 9.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “To sum up, we have shown three clear reasons.” (a) gives evidence (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) rebuts a point
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a GD? (a) defining the key word (b) a short, clear question (c) a relevant fact (d) shouting to be first
11. 11.True or false: “Therefore, we strongly support a daily sports period.” is the Point (P). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
13. 13.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You either love cricket or you hate sports.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) for instance (b) such as (c) for example (d) but
15. 15.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 3
16. 16.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
17. 17.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or restate the topic? (a) points against (b) restate the topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) defining the key word (b) a short, clear question (c) a brief, sharp point (d) repeating the topic
19. 19.🧩 What is evidence? (a) your loudest point (b) a rhyme (c) a guess (d) facts that back a claim
20. 20.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
21. 21.⚖️ Motion: “Every student should learn to cook at school.” Which side does this point support? “Cooking is better learned at home with family.” (a) against the motion (b) for the motion
22. 22.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “In our class survey, 30 of 40 students said they read more when given time.” (a) a claim (b) evidence (c) reasoning
23. 23.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) speaks first (b) may test the definition (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) answers the proposition
24. 24.🔎 Strong or weak evidence: a survey of 300 students in our school? (a) weak evidence (b) strong evidence
25. 25.⚖️ Which side speaks first? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
26. 26.Which of these is a strong way to start a GD? (a) shouting to be first (b) a relevant fact (c) a long story first (d) a wrong fact
27. 27.⚖️ Motion: “Every school should have a daily sports period.” True or false: the point “Some children get no other chance to play sport.” opposes the motion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
29. 29.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
30. 30.🛡️ A good rebuttal attacks… (a) the speaker (b) the argument (c) the judges (d) the audience
31. 31.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Either we ban all snacks, or everyone will get sick.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
32. 32.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “For all these reasons, I urge you to support the motion.” (a) closes a speech (b) gives evidence (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
33. 33.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Meera built on two classmates’ points and added a new example; Saanvi laughed at a classmate’s idea; Aarav only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Saanvi (b) Meera (c) Aarav
34. 34.🔎 Before using a number in a debate, you should… (a) hide the source (b) make it bigger (c) round it to 100 (d) check where it came from
35. 35.Which of these is a feature of a group discussion? (a) proposition, opposition (b) a motion to argue (c) no set order of turns (d) a fixed time per speaker
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: leading without bossing? (a) loses marks (b) earns marks
38. 38.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 30 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 45 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
39. 39.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” (a) link (b) evidence (c) explain (d) point
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short summary so far (b) repeating the last point (c) a fresh angle (d) a question that helps

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