Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 683 · 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: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to ask questions (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to judge content (d) to choose motions
3. 3.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “Recycling is too hard to manage.” Reply: “Two labelled bins and one monitor per class make it simple.” (a) a fair rebuttal (b) attacks the person (c) dodges the point
4. 4.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: giving facts for points? (a) a do (b) a don’t
5. 5.⚖️ Motion: “Homework should be optional.” True or false: the point “Regular homework helps students practise what they learned.” opposes the motion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧩 Which is the best evidence for “Our school needs more dustbins”? (a) “my friend agrees” (b) “dustbins are green” (c) “I feel it” (d) a count of litter
7. 7.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “So planting trees really does make our campus greener.” (a) reasoning (b) evidence (c) a claim
8. 8.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) personal comments (b) going off topic (c) talking over others (d) leading without bossing
9. 9.🚩 Which fallacy attacks the speaker instead of the idea? (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) false either/or (d) attacking the person
10. 10.🔎 Strong or weak evidence: a rumour forwarded in a chat group? (a) strong evidence (b) weak evidence
11. 11.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
12. 12.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: arms crossed, frowning? (a) negative (b) positive
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) restating the topic (b) a fact with numbers (c) a fresh angle (d) a short summary so far
14. 14.✋ A speech is 5 minutes long. The first minute and the last minute are protected (no points of information). For how many minutes can points of information be offered?
15. 15.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
16. 16.Which of these earns marks from a GD evaluator? (a) going off topic (b) losing your temper (c) personal comments (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.⭕ Debate or group discussion: a fixed time per speaker? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate
18. 18.Which linking word adds an example? (a) this is because (b) because (c) for instance (d) due to
19. 19.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “So, once again, the motion should stand.” (a) link (b) explain (c) evidence (d) point
20. 20.⭕ In a group discussion, Kabir speaks 5 times for about 60 seconds each time. How many seconds does Kabir speak in all?
21. 21.Which of these loses marks with a GD evaluator? (a) a good summary (b) clear, relevant points (c) talking over others (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🔭 Does this earn or lose marks with a GD evaluator: losing your temper? (a) earns marks (b) loses marks
23. 23.💎 Does this add value to a GD: a new example? (a) adds value (b) adds nothing
24. 24.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
25. 25.True or false: “Ice is frozen water.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧐 How can you check a fact? (a) use a reliable source (b) trust a rumour (c) guess (d) ask a stranger
27. 27.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
28. 28.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” (a) link (b) point (c) evidence (d) explain
29. 29.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
30. 30.Which of these is a strong way to start a GD? (a) mumbling the start (b) a wrong fact (c) a joke off the topic (d) a relevant fact
31. 31.🔗 What does “but” do in an argument? (a) adds an example (b) gives a reason (c) shows a result (d) shows the other side
32. 32.Which of these is a strong way to start a GD? (a) reading from notes (b) a short, clear question (c) repeating the topic (d) a wrong fact
33. 33.🚩 Which fallacy offers only two choices when there are more? (a) attacking the person (b) false either/or (c) everyone does it (d) slippery slope
34. 34.Which of these is part of a good GD summary? (a) leaving out one side (b) only your own view (c) staying neutral (d) starting a new debate
35. 35.💬 Polite or impolite? “You clearly know nothing.” (a) polite (b) impolite
36. 36.True or false: “due to” gives a reason. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “Sports periods waste study time.” Reply: “You just hate sport because you always lose.” (a) a fair rebuttal (b) attacks the person (c) dodges the point
38. 38.🛡️ 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) attacks the person (c) a fair rebuttal
39. 39.Which of these is a feature of a debate? (a) sitting in a circle (b) a fixed time per speaker (c) no set order of turns (d) no fixed sides
40. 40.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” Which side does this point support? “Shorter holidays would spread lessons out and reduce the rush.” (a) for the motion (b) against the motion

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