Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 748 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
2. 2.True or false: “Could we look at the other side of this?” builds on another speaker’s point. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” Which side does this point support? “Holidays give time for hobbies, reading and camps.” (a) for the motion (b) against the motion
4. 4.✋ Good or poor POI habit: talking before accepted? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
5. 5.🧾 Good or poor summary: only your own view? (a) a poor summary (b) a good summary
6. 6.✋ When can POIs usually NOT be offered? (a) in the middle minutes (b) during the main points (c) in protected minutes
7. 7.⚖️ The proposition argues… (a) about another topic (b) for the motion (c) against the motion
8. 8.⚖️ Motion: “Every school should have a daily sports period.” Which side does this point support? “Children can already play sport after school.” (a) against the motion (b) for the motion
9. 9.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
10. 10.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
11. 11.True or false: “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔎 Strong or weak evidence: measured results from our class experiment? (a) weak evidence (b) strong evidence
13. 13.True or false: “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” is the Point (P). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “a long repeat of all” is part of a poor GD summary. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second opposition speaker speak?
16. 16.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would make cooking a school subject.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
17. 17.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) gives evidence
18. 18.⚖️ Motion: “Every student should learn to cook at school.” True or false: the point “Cooking is better learned at home with family.” supports the motion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: saying which teammate will cover which point? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
20. 20.Which of these is a strong way to start a GD? (a) repeating the topic (b) reading from notes (c) a joke off the topic (d) setting out the scope
21. 21.True or false: “Could we look at the other side of this?” disagrees politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a feature of a debate? (a) a set speaking order (b) no fixed sides (c) no set order of turns (d) members speak freely
23. 23.🚀 You are not the first speaker. What else earns credit? (a) leaving early (b) repeating the opener (c) shouting louder (d) a strong, fresh point
24. 24.True or false: “This House believes a triangle has three sides.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “making a long speech” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Ishaan wants a reading hour, but he is a show-off, so ignore him.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) everyone does it (d) false either/or
27. 27.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) mocking the speaker (b) asking off-topic things (c) offering in minute one (d) offering in mid-speech
28. 28.True or false: They said “A garden costs too much.” Reply: “Gardens look very pretty in spring.” — this dodges the point instead of answering it. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Spiders have 8 legs.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭕ In a group discussion, Meera speaks 4 times for about 20 seconds each time. How many seconds does Meera speak in all?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Science is exciting. (b) Frogs lay eggs. (c) Kolkata is in India. (d) A year has 12 months.
32. 32.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
33. 33.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) guess on the day (b) write it at the venue (c) time it in practice (d) skip the ending
34. 34.Which linking word adds an example? (a) so (b) for instance (c) that is why (d) on the other hand
35. 35.True or false: “reaching shared ideas” is a feature of a debate. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Homework is dull. (b) Science is exciting. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Chess is boring.
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a made-up figure (b) “I agree” and no more (c) linking two ideas (d) going off topic
38. 38.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
39. 39.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” (a) false either/or (b) slippery slope (c) attacking the person (d) everyone does it
40. 40.⭕ In a group discussion, Riya speaks 4 times for about 20 seconds each time. How many seconds does Riya speak in all?

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