Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 559 · 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.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” True or false: the point “Children need a long rest to come back fresh.” supports the motion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Don’t listen to Kabir’s idea about the canteen — he can’t even tie his shoelaces.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
3. 3.🤝 Which word helps you disagree politely? (a) “stupid” (b) “however” (c) “whatever” (d) “ugh”
4. 4.True or false: “mentioning key facts” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) argue with them (b) stay standing (c) keep talking (d) sit down politely
6. 6.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Bees make honey.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
7. 7.🔎 Why is this weak evidence? “A website with no name says so.” (a) not relevant (b) not specific (c) not reliable
8. 8.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) sitting if declined (c) arguing when declined (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
9. 9.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📋 In a group discussion on “Should every school have a garden?”, Rohan disagreed politely with a reason and let others finish; Nisha laughed at a classmate’s idea; Kabir only repeated what others had already said. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Kabir (c) Rohan
11. 11.True or false: “If we skip one practice, our team will lose every match this year.” is a slippery slope. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛡️ What is a rebuttal? (a) repeating your point (b) a personal attack (c) answering their point (d) thanking the judges
13. 13.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Meera went off topic to talk about a film; Arjun stayed silent for the whole discussion; Aarav built on two classmates’ points and added a new example. Who did best? (a) Aarav (b) Meera (c) Arjun
14. 14.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would make cooking a school subject.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
15. 15.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 15 (b) about 30 (c) about 3
16. 16.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
18. 18.🔎 Strong or weak evidence: figures from the city water board? (a) strong evidence (b) weak evidence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a joke off the topic (b) a quick real example (c) a brief, sharp point (d) setting out the scope
20. 20.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
21. 21.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
22. 22.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “You can either study all day or play all day.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
23. 23.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
24. 24.⭕ Is this a good GD topic? “Are board games better than screen games?” (a) not a GD topic (b) a good GD topic
25. 25.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a year has twelve months.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
26. 26.🔎 What makes evidence strong? (a) relevant and reliable (b) funny and short (c) loud and long (d) old and vague
27. 27.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) false either/or (b) everyone does it (c) slippery slope (d) attacking the person
28. 28.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using names politely (b) shouting over others (c) letting others finish (d) keeping points short
30. 30.🧾 Good or poor summary: leaving out one side? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
31. 31.🚦 A quiet member has not spoken yet. What can you do? (a) speak for them (b) point at them (c) ignore them (d) invite them in kindly
32. 32.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
33. 33.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
34. 34.True or false: “Lots of students like it.” — this is weak because it is not relevant to the topic. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “The whole class says the plan is great, so it must be right.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mumbling the start (b) starting with “sorry” (c) a joke off the topic (d) setting out the scope
37. 37.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “Students won’t read in a reading hour.” Reply: “You never read anything yourself.” (a) dodges the point (b) a fair rebuttal (c) attacks the person
38. 38.🧩 What is evidence? (a) a rhyme (b) facts that back a claim (c) your loudest point (d) a guess
39. 39.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) start a new point (b) speak faster (c) ignore it (d) finish your sentence
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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