Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 673 · 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: one friend’s guess is strong evidence. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) talking before accepted (b) saying “On that point” (c) asking off-topic things (d) mocking the speaker
3. 3.True or false: “making a long speech” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🕒 A debate slot is 22 minutes. The judges need 6 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) because (b) due to (c) this is because (d) however
6. 6.True or false: “Only a fool would believe that.” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💬 Which word should you never use about an opponent’s idea? (a) “important” (b) “interesting” (c) “stupid” (d) “fair”
8. 8.True or false: “This House believes a triangle has three sides.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I agree with Riya and would add that it saves money too.” builds on another speaker’s point. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎤 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
11. 11.True or false: “reading from notes” is a strong way to start a GD. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Tara can’t be right about homework — she supports the other cricket team.” (a) attacking the person (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
13. 13.✋ Good or poor POI habit: arguing when declined? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
14. 14.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Homework is dull.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
15. 15.🧐 A fact is something that… (a) someone feels (b) is a guess (c) is always funny (d) can be checked
16. 16.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) everyone does it (d) attacking the person
17. 17.⚖️ Motion: “Homework should be optional.” True or false: the point “Families could use evenings for hobbies and time together.” supports the motion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🕒 A debate slot is 33 minutes. The judges need 9 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
19. 19.💬 How do you address the other team politely? (a) “those people” (b) “hey, you there” (c) “you lot” (d) “my worthy opponents”
20. 20.True or false: “So planting trees really does make our campus greener.” is evidence — a fact that backs the point. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Lots of people think so.” is weak evidence. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🕒 A debate slot is 27 minutes. The judges need 7 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
23. 23.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
24. 24.True or false: “Why trust Arjun on saving water? He has messy handwriting.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 Which line can end an opposition speech? (a) “Over and out.” (b) “That’s all, bye.” (c) “I beg to oppose.” (d) “Whatever.”
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Everybody leaves the tap running, so it doesn’t matter.” (a) everyone does it (b) slippery slope (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “I’d like to take Rohan’s idea one step further.” (a) being rude (b) building on a point (c) disagreeing politely
29. 29.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” Which side does this point support? “Long breaks make students forget what they learned.” (a) for the motion (b) against the motion
30. 30.True or false: the school library’s record of books borrowed is strong evidence. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “Students won’t read in a reading hour.” Reply: “You never read anything yourself.” (a) a fair rebuttal (b) attacks the person (c) dodges the point
32. 32.🔎 Why is this weak evidence? In a debate on reading: “Trains run on tracks.” (a) not relevant (b) not reliable (c) not specific
33. 33.🧩 An argument with a claim but no evidence is… (a) weak (b) proven (c) complete (d) strong
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “Lots of students copy homework, so it is okay.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭕ Is this a good GD topic? “Should students learn a musical instrument?” (a) not a GD topic (b) a good GD topic
37. 37.True or false: “Our PE teacher’s records show fitness scores rose by a fifth in a year.” is the Explain (E). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Good or poor POI habit: waiting to be accepted? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
39. 39.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
40. 40.True or false: “This House believes 2 + 2 = 4.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True

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