Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 119 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
2. 2.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to keep speeches fair (b) to judge content (c) to choose motions (d) to ask questions
3. 3.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 50 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 30 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
4. 4.🎤 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
5. 5.🎤 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?
6. 6.🎤 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
7. 7.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) nothing at all (b) they get a bonus (c) they can lose marks (d) they win
9. 9.True or false: “Secondly, sport teaches teamwork.” is the Evidence (E). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the third speaker begin?
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
12. 12.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: carrying on the case the first speaker set up? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
13. 13.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
14. 14.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 40 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 30 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
15. 15.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” (a) link (b) point (c) evidence (d) explain
18. 18.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
19. 19.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the speaker (d) the person asking
20. 20.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking off-topic things? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
21. 21.💬 Polite or impolite? “Whatever. Next!” (a) polite (b) impolite
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) must prove the motion (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) must disprove the motion (d) may test the definition
23. 23.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 1 break of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
24. 24.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
25. 25.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to oppose”? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
26. 26.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
27. 27.True or false: “Only a fool would believe that.” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Good or poor POI habit: mocking the speaker? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
29. 29.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
30. 30.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) link (b) point (c) evidence
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) making a long speech (c) talking before accepted (d) arguing when declined
32. 32.✋ When can POIs usually NOT be offered? (a) in protected minutes (b) during the main points (c) in the middle minutes
33. 33.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) speak faster (b) start a new point (c) ignore it (d) finish your sentence
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) speaks first (c) may test the definition (d) is for the motion
35. 35.✋ A speech is 5 minutes long. The first minute and the last minute are protected (no points of information). For how many minutes can points of information be offered?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “This House would start school an hour later.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not now, perhaps later.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
39. 39.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Respected judges, worthy opponents and dear friends…” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) gives evidence
40. 40.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?

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