Debate Worksheet: Speaker Roles

Debate lesson 10: Speaker roles and order · Set 489 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Take turns, proposition first): Order: P1, O1, P2, O2, P3, O3. Proposition speaker k is at place 2k − 1; opposition speaker k is at place 2k. Speaker 1: definitions, team line, split, first argument. Speaker 2: main new arguments with fresh evidence. Speaker 3: answers the full case and sums up, with no new arguments. Chairperson calls speakers, timekeeper rings bells, judges decide the winner.

1. 1.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
2. 2.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
3. 3.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
4. 4.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
6. 6.True or false: bringing the last new arguments of the team is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
8. 8.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
9. 9.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
10. 10.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third proposition speaker speak?
11. 11.True or false: showing which side won each clash is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the audience (b) the loudest team (c) the judges (d) the timekeeper
15. 15.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving no brand-new arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
16. 16.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 12 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 6
17. 17.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: carrying on the case the first speaker set up? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
18. 18.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
19. 19.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the last speaker (c) the audience (d) the chairperson
20. 20.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s first argument? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
21. 21.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
22. 22.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st proposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 1st proposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
23. 23.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
24. 24.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
25. 25.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
26. 26.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: showing which side won each clash? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
27. 27.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
28. 28.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
31. 31.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) a speaker (b) the audience (c) the timekeeper (d) the chairperson
33. 33.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
34. 34.🎤 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
35. 35.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
37. 37.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
38. 38.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True

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