Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 137 · 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: “offering a fair point” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
3. 3.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “This House believes a year has twelve months.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
7. 7.True or false: “This tells us that sport helps children believe in themselves.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) point of interest (b) point of information (c) pause of input (d) piece of idea
9. 9.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
10. 10.🕒 A debate slot is 19 minutes. The judges need 3 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
11. 11.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Please sit down; I may take one later.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
12. 12.True or false: showing which side won each clash is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) link (b) evidence (c) point
14. 14.True or false: “That is the silliest idea ever.” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
16. 16.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
17. 17.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to judge content (b) to ask questions (c) to choose motions (d) to keep speeches fair
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
21. 21.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) tell a long joke (b) greet judges, opponents (c) start shouting (d) insult the motion
22. 22.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is an interesting point, but…” (a) impolite (b) polite
23. 23.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 80 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 45 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
24. 24.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: previewing 3 points or a closing appeal? (a) previewing 3 points (b) a closing appeal
27. 27.⏱️ 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?
28. 28.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
29. 29.🎤 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
30. 30.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
31. 31.🕒 A debate slot is 29 minutes. The judges need 5 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
32. 32.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
33. 33.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the proposition (b) the judges (c) the opposition (d) the audience
34. 34.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 1 break of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📜 A good motion must have… (a) two sides to argue (b) a hidden answer (c) no clear meaning (d) one right answer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) defines the key words (b) must disprove the motion (c) is for the motion (d) speaks first
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) must disprove the motion (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) speaks first (d) answers the proposition
39. 39.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) speaks first (c) defines the key words (d) is against the motion
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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