Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 440 · 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.🔎 Why is this weak evidence? “Some people say it helps somehow.” (a) not specific (b) not reliable (c) not relevant
2. 2.🔎 Before using a number in a debate, you should… (a) round it to 100 (b) hide the source (c) check where it came from (d) make it bigger
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
4. 4.⭕ Debate or group discussion: proposition, opposition? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate
5. 5.True or false: “waiting to be accepted” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
7. 7.💬 Polite or impolite? “Whatever. Next!” (a) impolite (b) polite
8. 8.🤝 When you disagree, you should challenge… (a) the idea, not the person (b) the evaluator (c) both, loudly (d) the person, not the idea
9. 9.🎤 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
10. 10.🛡️ They said “Sports periods waste study time.” Which reply answers this point? (a) I like lunch break (b) sport is popular (c) you never play sport (d) play helps us focus
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Rainy days are fun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Meera invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Aarav only repeated what others had already said; Kabir laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Kabir (c) Meera
14. 14.True or false: “covering both sides” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “a practical solution” adds value to a GD. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 30 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 30 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking the speaker (b) waiting to be accepted (c) standing up to offer (d) offering in mid-speech
18. 18.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) finish your sentence (b) start a new point (c) speak faster (d) ignore it
19. 19.🔎 Strong or weak evidence: a story you are not sure about? (a) strong evidence (b) weak evidence
20. 20.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 30 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
21. 21.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
22. 22.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the third speaker begin?
23. 23.💎 Which adds more value in a GD on saving food? (a) “food is food” (b) a count of wasted plates (c) “I like food”
24. 24.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) talking before accepted (b) offering nonstop (c) offering in mid-speech (d) making a long speech
25. 25.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “A garden costs too much.” Reply: “Gardens look very pretty in spring.” (a) attacks the person (b) dodges the point (c) a fair rebuttal
26. 26.True or false: “repeating others” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
28. 28.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “So planting trees really does make our campus greener.” (a) a claim (b) reasoning (c) evidence
29. 29.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “Our school should have a library period every day.” (a) evidence (b) reasoning (c) a claim
30. 30.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
31. 31.⭕ Debate or group discussion: a motion to argue? (a) a debate (b) a group discussion
32. 32.🔗 What does “so” do in an argument? (a) adds an example (b) shows the other side (c) shows a result (d) gives a reason
33. 33.True or false: “Therefore, we strongly support a daily sports period.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a long, pointless story” adds nothing to a GD. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes right after the Point? (a) explain (b) link (c) evidence
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answers the proposition (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) speaks first (d) is against the motion
37. 37.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
38. 38.⭕ Debate or group discussion: reaching shared ideas? (a) a debate (b) a group discussion
39. 39.⚖️ Which side must disprove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
40. 40.True or false: “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False

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