Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 116 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Know the rules of the room): Find the topic of the question: motion, roles, order, timing, POI, judging, phrases or speech structure. Use that lesson’s tip — two sides; take turns, proposition first; speakers × minutes + breaks; short and polite; content, style, strategy; disagree with respect; PEEL. For number questions, write the calculation before you answer.

1. 1.True or false: “May I offer a point of information?” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “This House would ban homework at weekends.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” (a) evidence (b) link (c) explain (d) point
6. 6.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) write it at the venue (b) time it in practice (c) guess on the day (d) skip the ending
7. 7.True or false: “Secondly, sport teaches teamwork.” is the Point (P). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) must prove the motion (b) is for the motion (c) must disprove the motion (d) speaks first
9. 9.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) evidence (b) point (c) link
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
12. 12.True or false: “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” is the Point (P). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
14. 14.True or false: “offering in mid-speech” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the timekeeper (b) the loudest team (c) the audience (d) the judges
16. 16.True or false: “This House would make homework optional.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎤 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
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
19. 19.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
20. 20.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
21. 21.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Good morning. I stand here to speak for the motion.” (a) gives evidence (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) rebuts a point
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.True or false: “That is an interesting point, but…” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “keeping it to 15 seconds” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I must disagree with the previous speaker, because…” rebuts a point. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.True or false: carrying on the case the first speaker set up is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
30. 30.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
31. 31.True or false: “This means students who play together learn to cooperate.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) a speaker (b) the chairperson (c) the timekeeper (d) the audience
33. 33.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: saying which teammate will cover which point? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
34. 34.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) shouting from your seat (b) offering a fair point (c) making a long speech (d) asking off-topic things
35. 35.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would start school an hour later.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
36. 36.True or false: bringing the last new arguments of the team is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This tells us that sport helps children believe in themselves.” (a) evidence (b) explain (c) point (d) link
38. 38.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) insult the motion (b) start shouting (c) greet judges, opponents (d) tell a long joke
39. 39.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: stating your side or point 1 with proof? (a) stating your side (b) point 1 with proof

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