Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 12 · 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: “This House believes 2 + 2 = 4.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎤 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
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 30 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes every school needs a garden.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
5. 5.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
6. 6.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
7. 7.🕒 A debate slot is 19 minutes. The judges need 7 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
10. 10.🕒 A debate slot is 16 minutes. The judges need 4 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
11. 11.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving no brand-new arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
12. 12.True or false: “I rest my case. Thank you.” rebuts a point. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎤 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?
14. 14.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
16. 16.⏱️ A 5-minute speech has 45 seconds for the opening and 30 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “This House believes every school needs a garden.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
20. 20.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the last speaker (d) the chairperson
21. 21.🕒 A debate slot is 19 minutes. The judges need 7 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
22. 22.⚖️ Which side defines the key words? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
23. 23.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) they can lose marks (b) they get a bonus (c) nothing at all (d) they win
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) greet judges, opponents (b) insult the motion (c) tell a long joke (d) start shouting
26. 26.💬 Polite or impolite? “You clearly know nothing.” (a) impolite (b) polite
27. 27.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
29. 29.✋ When can POIs usually NOT be offered? (a) in protected minutes (b) in the middle minutes (c) during the main points
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) may test the definition (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) speaks first (d) answers the proposition
31. 31.True or false: “Our science textbook tells us that…” closes a speech. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “That is the silliest idea ever.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a short summary or a closing appeal? (a) a short summary (b) a closing appeal
35. 35.✋ A speech is 6 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.True or false: “Whatever. Next!” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⏱️ 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?
38. 38.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “In our inter-house matches, 60 shy students joined teams and spoke up more.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) point (b) link (c) evidence

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