Debate Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Debate lesson 8: Part 1 test: arguments · Set 658 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Point, proof, link — and no tricks): Find the topic of the question: argument parts, fact or opinion, evidence, sides, rebuttal, fallacy or linking word. Use that lesson’s tip — claim, evidence, reasoning; can it be checked?; relevant, specific, reliable; agree or disagree?; answer the point; name the broken step; show the link. Read every option before you choose.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Chess is boring. (b) Rainy days are fun. (c) Bees make honey. (d) Cartoons are too silly.
2. 2.True or false: “Children should help with chores at home.” is evidence — a fact that backs the point. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “Kolkata is in India.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is attacking the person. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧐 Which word often signals an opinion? (a) metre (b) Tuesday (c) twelve (d) best
6. 6.🔎 Why is this weak evidence? “I think I dreamt it.” (a) not reliable (b) not relevant (c) not specific
7. 7.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” True or false: the point “Holidays give time for hobbies, reading and camps.” supports the motion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Rainy days are fun.” is a fact — it can be checked. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “Children should help with chores at home.” (a) a claim (b) reasoning (c) evidence
10. 10.🚩 Which fallacy says an idea is right because many people do it? (a) everyone does it (b) attacking the person (c) false either/or (d) slippery slope
11. 11.🛡️ A good rebuttal attacks… (a) the argument (b) the speaker (c) the audience (d) the judges
12. 12.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Samosas are tastiest.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
13. 13.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” True or false: the point “Long breaks make students forget what they learned.” opposes the motion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔎 Strong or weak evidence: figures from the city water board? (a) strong evidence (b) weak evidence
15. 15.🔎 Why is this weak evidence? “A website with no name says so.” (a) not specific (b) not relevant (c) not reliable
16. 16.🧩 What does reasoning do? (a) repeats the claim (b) links proof to the claim (c) adds a new topic (d) ends the debate
17. 17.True or false: “This suggests that chores teach children to plan their time.” is reasoning — it links the evidence to the point. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧩 What is evidence? (a) a guess (b) facts that back a claim (c) your loudest point (d) a rhyme
19. 19.True or false: “If we allow one extra break, soon there will be no lessons at all.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is the everyone-does-it fallacy. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ Motion: “Homework should be optional.” True or false: the point “Teachers use homework to see who needs extra help.” supports the motion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Everyone in my building bursts loud crackers, so it can’t be harmful.” is a false either/or. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “to give an example” adds an example. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: They said “Long holidays help us rest.” Reply: “You are lazy, so of course you want rest.” — this attacks the person, not the point. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “That means students who know first aid could help at once.” is reasoning — it links the evidence to the point. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Motion: “Every student should learn to cook at school.” Which side does this point support? “Cooking teaches measuring, timing and safety.” (a) for the motion (b) against the motion
28. 28.True or false: “Our class should start a recycling corner.” is evidence — a fact that backs the point. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “Our class should start a recycling corner.” (a) evidence (b) reasoning (c) a claim
30. 30.⚖️ Motion: “Summer holidays should be shorter.” Which side does this point support? “Extra school days could be used for clubs and projects.” (a) against the motion (b) for the motion
31. 31.Which of these is a fact — it can be checked? (a) Cartoons are too silly. (b) Mangoes taste best. (c) A triangle has 3 sides. (d) Dogs beat cats as pets.
32. 32.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Ice is frozen water.” (a) a fact (b) an opinion
33. 33.🧐 Fact or opinion? “Spiders have 8 legs.” (a) an opinion (b) a fact
34. 34.True or false: “Students should plant one tree every year.” is a claim — the point being argued. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🛡️ They said “Homework helps us practise.” Which reply answers this point? (a) I like football (b) homework is boring (c) you are a show-off (d) we can practise in class
36. 36.True or false: the school nurse’s record of sick days is strong evidence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧩 Claim, evidence or reasoning? “The school nurse recorded 25 small cuts and scrapes last term.” (a) reasoning (b) a claim (c) evidence
38. 38.Which linking word shows a result? (a) this is because (b) for instance (c) that is why (d) on the other hand
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Pink is a lovely colour. (b) Bees make honey. (c) The Moon orbits Earth. (d) A year has 12 months.
40. 40.True or false: “Puzzles are great fun.” is an opinion — it is what someone thinks. (a) False (b) True

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