Debate Worksheet: Final Test

Debate lesson 24: Final test: debate and group discussion · Set 918 · 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.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is the silliest idea ever.” (a) polite (b) impolite
2. 2.True or false: “proposition, opposition” is a feature of a debate. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🛡️ In a rebuttal, which comes first: give your evidence or say why it matters? (a) give your evidence (b) say why it matters
4. 4.Which of these is a weak way to start a GD? (a) linking to daily life (b) setting out the scope (c) a wrong fact (d) a relevant fact
5. 5.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 2 with proof or greeting the judges? (a) point 2 with proof (b) greeting the judges
6. 6.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “The canteen sold 300 fruit cups in the week they cost ₹10.” (a) a claim (b) evidence (c) reasoning
7. 7.Which of these is a weak way to start a GD? (a) a relevant fact (b) linking to daily life (c) shouting to be first (d) a quick real example
8. 8.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a closing appeal or a short summary? (a) a closing appeal (b) a short summary
9. 9.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Frogs lay eggs. (b) Homework is dull. (c) Cartoons are too silly. (d) Rainy days are fun.
10. 10.🛡️ What kind of reply is this? They said “A garden costs too much.” Reply: “Seeds and pots cost under ₹500, and parents have offered tools.” (a) dodges the point (b) attacks the person (c) a fair rebuttal
11. 11.✋ Good or poor POI habit: keeping it to 15 seconds? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 9 (d) 6
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brief, sharp point (b) a relevant fact (c) defining the key word (d) repeating the topic
15. 15.🚩 Which fallacy is this? “Most kids watch that show, so it must be good for us.” (a) slippery slope (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) everyone does it
16. 16.True or false: “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a fixed time per speaker” is a feature of a group discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧾 In a GD summary, which comes first: points against or where we agreed? (a) points against (b) where we agreed
19. 19.🚦 Do or don’t in a GD: using names politely? (a) a do (b) a don’t
20. 20.True or false: “My neighbour heard it from someone.” — this is weak because its source is not reliable. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “This tells us that beginners learn swimming quickly with a little practice.” is a claim — the point being argued. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: carrying on the case the first speaker set up is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a question that helps” adds nothing to a GD. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 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
25. 25.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “This tells us that beginners learn swimming quickly with a little practice.” (a) evidence (b) reasoning (c) a claim
26. 26.True or false: “Dogs beat cats as pets.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💎 Does this add value to a GD: a made-up figure? (a) adds value (b) adds nothing
28. 28.🔎 Why is this weak evidence? In a debate on school gardens: “Cricket is popular in India.” (a) not relevant (b) not specific (c) not reliable
29. 29.⭕ Debate or group discussion: a fixed time per speaker? (a) a debate (b) a group discussion
30. 30.🔗 “We need a school garden ___ children learn by growing plants.” Which fits? (a) for instance (b) so (c) because (d) however
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points short (b) staying on topic (c) inviting a quiet member (d) shouting over others
32. 32.🤝 Is this line building on a point, disagreeing politely or being rude? “Kabir’s example was good; another example is our bus stop.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) being rude (c) building on a point
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Mangoes taste best. (b) Dogs beat cats as pets. (c) Earth orbits the Sun. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
34. 34.True or false: “for example” shows the other side. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧐 An opinion is… (a) a proven number (b) what someone thinks (c) always true (d) a measured result
36. 36.True or false: “naming the main points” is part of a good GD summary. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: In a debate on reading: “Trains run on tracks.” — this is weak because it is not relevant to the topic. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
39. 39.📋 In a group discussion on “Are board games better than screen games?”, Aarav invited a quiet member to speak and kept to the topic; Nisha spoke so long that nobody else could talk; Tara laughed at a classmate’s idea. Who did best? (a) Nisha (b) Aarav (c) Tara
40. 40.⭕ Debate or group discussion: a motion to argue? (a) a group discussion (b) a debate

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