Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 524 · 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: “Our school should have a library period every day.” is reasoning — it links the evidence to the point. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “shouting over others” is a GD do. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a feature of a group discussion? (a) a fixed time per speaker (b) judges pick a winner (c) no set order of turns (d) a set speaking order
4. 4.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in mid-speech? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) naming the main points (b) staying neutral (c) no new arguments (d) blaming others
6. 6.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Which side must disprove the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
8. 8.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My third point is that play helps us study better.” (a) explain (b) link (c) point (d) evidence
9. 9.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would make cooking a school subject.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
10. 10.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) sit down politely (b) argue with them (c) keep talking (d) stay standing
11. 11.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “Sports periods waste study time.” Reply: “A short break for play helps students focus better afterwards.” (a) dodges the point (b) a fair rebuttal (c) attacks the person
12. 12.Which of these is a GD do? (a) talking to one person (b) mocking an idea (c) letting others finish (d) dominating the talk
13. 13.⏱️ A 4-minute speech has 15 seconds for the opening and 15 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
14. 14.Which of these adds nothing to a GD? (a) a real-life case (b) a fact with numbers (c) a question that helps (d) complaining about time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) letting others finish (b) shouting over others (c) dominating the talk (d) checking your phone
16. 16.📋 In a group discussion on “Are school trips as useful as lessons?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Vihaan interrupted others again and again; Riya argued loudly and pointed a finger at others. Who did best? (a) Riya (b) Vihaan (c) Rohan
17. 17.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: showing which side won each clash? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
18. 18.🔎 Strong or weak evidence: “Everybody knows it.”? (a) strong evidence (b) weak evidence
19. 19.True or false: “a short, clear question” is a weak way to start a GD. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) arguing when declined (b) standing up to offer (c) mocking the speaker (d) shouting from your seat
21. 21.🔎 Why is this weak evidence? “A lot of water gets wasted somewhere.” (a) not specific (b) not relevant (c) not reliable
22. 22.True or false: “Cartoons are too silly.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” Which side does this point support? “Long breaks make students forget what they learned.” (a) against the motion (b) for the motion
24. 24.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) ignore them (b) invite them in kindly (c) point at them (d) speak for them
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a GD? (a) mumbling the start (b) a relevant fact (c) defining the key word (d) a calm, clear voice
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) false either/or (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
27. 27.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) point (b) link (c) evidence
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating the topic (b) a joke off the topic (c) a brief, sharp point (d) reading from notes
29. 29.True or false: “polite disagreement” earns marks from a GD evaluator. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “We must cancel Sports Day, or the exams will go badly.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) false either/or
32. 32.🔭 Does speaking the most guarantee high marks? (a) no, quality counts (b) yes, always
33. 33.Which of these is negative body language in a GD? (a) sitting upright (b) rolling your eyes (c) nodding while listening (d) eye contact with all
34. 34.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new example (b) complaining about time (c) linking two ideas (d) a fact with numbers
36. 36.True or false: They said “A garden costs too much.” Reply: “You can’t even grow a cactus, so who cares?” — this attacks the person, not the point. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) but (b) such as (c) on the other hand (d) although
38. 38.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” Which side does this point support? “Extra school days could be used for clubs and projects.” (a) for the motion (b) against the motion
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔎 Strong or weak evidence: an unsigned post with no source? (a) weak evidence (b) strong evidence

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