Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 773 · 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.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
2. 2.🧾 Should a summary add new points? (a) yes (b) no
3. 3.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Earth orbits the Sun.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
4. 4.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This is one more reason to support the motion.” (a) evidence (b) point (c) explain (d) link
5. 5.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 15 (b) about 3 (c) about 30
6. 6.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “Who asked you?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) being rude (c) building on a point
7. 7.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “Our school should have a library period every day.” (a) reasoning (b) a claim (c) evidence
8. 8.⭕ A group discussion lasts 20 minutes. It begins with 2 minutes of thinking time and ends with 2 minutes for the summary. How many minutes are left for the discussion?
9. 9.🚦 Positive or negative body language in a GD: nodding while listening? (a) negative (b) positive
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “If you miss one homework, you will fail every exam and never get a job.” (a) slippery slope (b) everyone does it (c) attacking the person (d) false either/or
11. 11.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “Homework helps us practise.” Reply: “You only say that to please the teacher.” (a) dodges the point (b) attacks the person (c) a fair rebuttal
12. 12.💬 Which word should you never use about an opponent’s idea? (a) “stupid” (b) “important” (c) “fair” (d) “interesting”
13. 13.🧾 Good or poor summary: no new arguments? (a) a good summary (b) a poor summary
14. 14.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
16. 16.⚖️ Motion: “Every student should learn to cook at school.” Which side does this point support? “Cooking is better learned at home with family.” (a) for the motion (b) against the motion
17. 17.💬 Polite or impolite? “Stop talking, you are wrong!” (a) impolite (b) polite
18. 18.Which of these is a strong way to start a GD? (a) shouting to be first (b) mumbling the start (c) a relevant fact (d) a wrong fact
19. 19.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the judges (b) the audience (c) the proposition (d) the opposition
20. 20.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “Could we look at the other side of this?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) building on a point (c) being rude
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: the school library’s record of books borrowed is weak evidence. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.⚖️ The proposition argues… (a) for the motion (b) against the motion (c) about another topic
25. 25.🧩 What does reasoning do? (a) adds a new topic (b) ends the debate (c) links proof to the claim (d) repeats the claim
26. 26.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking a short question? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
27. 27.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a year has twelve months.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Science is exciting. (d) The Moon orbits Earth.
29. 29.⚖️ Motion: “Every student should learn to cook at school.” Which side does this point support? “The timetable is already full with core subjects.” (a) against the motion (b) for the motion
30. 30.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s first argument? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
31. 31.True or false: “That is an interesting point, but…” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points in favour or restate the topic? (a) points in favour (b) restate the topic
33. 33.Which linking word gives a reason? (a) however (b) for instance (c) this is because (d) as a result
34. 34.True or false: “offering a fair point” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these adds nothing to a GD? (a) going off topic (b) a new example (c) a practical solution (d) the other side’s view
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 22 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔗 What does “the reason is” do in an argument? (a) gives a reason (b) shows a result (c) shows the other side (d) adds an example
39. 39.Which of these is a strong way to start a GD? (a) a long story first (b) a short, clear question (c) shouting to be first (d) starting with “sorry”
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a short summary so far (b) a made-up figure (c) a practical solution (d) a question that helps

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