Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 145 · 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.✋ Good or poor POI habit: standing up to offer? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
2. 2.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
4. 4.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
6. 6.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
7. 7.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
8. 8.🎤 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
9. 9.✋ A speech is 8 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?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
11. 11.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) time it in practice (b) skip the ending (c) write it at the venue (d) guess on the day
12. 12.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to offer (b) talking before accepted (c) shouting from your seat (d) offering in minute one
14. 14.True or false: “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.💬 Polite or impolite? “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” (a) impolite (b) polite
17. 17.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
18. 18.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) must prove the motion (b) is against the motion (c) answers the proposition (d) says “I beg to oppose”
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
20. 20.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) saying “On that point” (c) shouting from your seat (d) sitting if declined
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
23. 23.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Good morning. I stand here to speak for the motion.” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) gives evidence (d) rebuts a point
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Go ahead, I am happy to answer.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
26. 26.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: showing which side won each clash? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
27. 27.⏱️ A 3-minute speech has 45 seconds for the opening and 45 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 23 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “With respect, the last speaker missed an important point.” (a) opens a speech (b) gives evidence (c) closes a speech (d) rebuts a point
30. 30.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes summer holidays are too long.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
31. 31.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
32. 32.💬 Which line can end a proposition speech? (a) “Over and out.” (b) “I beg to propose.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “That’s all, bye.”
33. 33.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to judge content (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to ask questions (d) to choose motions
34. 34.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to propose”? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
36. 36.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the third speaker begin?
38. 38.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
39. 39.🎤 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
40. 40.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st proposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 1st proposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker

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