Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 144 · 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.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
2. 2.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
3. 3.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) talking before accepted (c) shouting from your seat (d) offering in minute one
4. 4.True or false: “offering in mid-speech” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “Let me begin by defining the motion.” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “saying “On that point”” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a closing appeal or a short summary? (a) a closing appeal (b) a short summary
10. 10.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) talking before accepted (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) standing up to offer
11. 11.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering a fair point (b) shouting from your seat (c) asking off-topic things (d) arguing when declined
12. 12.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) point of interest (b) piece of idea (c) pause of input (d) point of information
13. 13.True or false: “That is the silliest idea ever.” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.💬 Polite or impolite? “Stop talking, you are wrong!” (a) polite (b) impolite
16. 16.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🕒 A debate slot is 22 minutes. The judges need 4 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
19. 19.💬 Polite or impolite? “Only a fool would believe that.” (a) impolite (b) polite
20. 20.✋ Good or poor POI habit: mocking the speaker? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
21. 21.⚖️ Which side must disprove the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
22. 22.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) speaks first (c) is for the motion (d) is against the motion
23. 23.True or false: “This means students who play together learn to cooperate.” is the Evidence (E). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the chairperson (b) a speaker (c) the timekeeper (d) the audience
26. 26.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
27. 27.True or false: “Good morning. I stand here to speak for the motion.” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) skip the ending (b) write it at the venue (c) time it in practice (d) guess on the day
29. 29.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
30. 30.True or false: “making a long speech” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” is the Explain (E). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) speaks first (b) is for the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) defines the key words
34. 34.💬 Polite or impolite? “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” (a) polite (b) impolite
35. 35.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
36. 36.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “I must disagree with the previous speaker, because…” (a) rebuts a point (b) closes a speech (c) gives evidence (d) opens a speech
37. 37.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎤 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 first speaker (c) the third speaker
39. 39.🎤 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?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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