Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 200 · 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.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: bringing the last new arguments of the team? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answers the proposition (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) must disprove the motion (d) says “I beg to oppose”
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.💬 Polite or impolite? “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” (a) impolite (b) polite
6. 6.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
7. 7.⏱️ A 3-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?
8. 8.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
9. 9.True or false: carrying on the case the first speaker set up is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) link (b) evidence (c) point (d) explain
11. 11.✋ 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?
12. 12.True or false: “This House believes a year has twelve months.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “waiting to be accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “A class survey found 25 of 40 students focus better after games.” is the Evidence (E). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I rest my case. Thank you.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “To sum up, we have shown three clear reasons.” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) about 2 minutes (b) the whole speech (c) about 15 seconds (d) about 5 minutes
18. 18.True or false: “You clearly know nothing.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
20. 20.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the timekeeper (b) the speaker (c) the audience (d) the person asking
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.True or false: “offering nonstop” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) asking a short question (c) talking before accepted (d) offering in mid-speech
28. 28.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 1 break of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
29. 29.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
30. 30.💬 Which line can end a proposition speech? (a) “I beg to propose.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Over and out.” (d) “That’s all, bye.”
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) may test the definition (b) is against the motion (c) is for the motion (d) answers the proposition
32. 32.True or false: “The library’s record shows that…” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Stop talking, you are wrong!” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “This House would start school an hour later.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “This is one more reason to support the motion.” is the Evidence (E). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Good morning. I stand here to speak for the motion.” (a) rebuts a point (b) closes a speech (c) opens a speech (d) gives evidence
37. 37.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) speaks first (d) defines the key words
39. 39.✋ A speech is 5 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?
40. 40.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False

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