Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 167 · 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.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the judges (d) the loudest team
2. 2.💬 Polite or impolite? “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” (a) impolite (b) polite
3. 3.💬 Polite or impolite? “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” (a) impolite (b) polite
4. 4.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
5. 5.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
7. 7.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: showing which side won each clash? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
8. 8.True or false: “sitting if declined” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering a fair point? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
10. 10.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd proposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 2nd proposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
11. 11.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
12. 12.💬 Which word should you never use about an opponent’s idea? (a) “fair” (b) “important” (c) “interesting” (d) “stupid”
13. 13.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “Therefore, we strongly support a daily sports period.” (a) link (b) evidence (c) point (d) explain
14. 14.✋ Good or poor POI habit: saying “On that point”? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
15. 15.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 15 (b) about 30 (c) about 3
16. 16.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is the silliest idea ever.” (a) polite (b) impolite
17. 17.True or false: “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Which side must disprove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
19. 19.💬 Polite or impolite? “Whatever. Next!” (a) polite (b) impolite
20. 20.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking a short question? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
21. 21.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to choose motions (b) to judge content (c) to ask questions (d) to keep speeches fair
22. 22.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) must prove the motion (b) defines the key words (c) is for the motion (d) says “I beg to oppose”
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.✋ A speech is 3 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?
25. 25.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would replace exams with projects.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
26. 26.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) is for the motion (b) answers the proposition (c) speaks first (d) must prove the motion
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.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Today, my team will prove three things.” (a) gives evidence (b) closes a speech (c) opens a speech (d) rebuts a point
30. 30.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
31. 31.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “The library’s record shows that…” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) gives evidence (d) closes a speech
32. 32.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
33. 33.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 90 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 45 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
34. 34.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 15 seconds for the opening and 15 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
35. 35.True or false: “Only a fool would believe that.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
37. 37.True or false: “This House believes a year has twelve months.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
39. 39.⚖️ Which side may test the definition? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
40. 40.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?

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