Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 241 · 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.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My third point is that play helps us study better.” (a) evidence (b) explain (c) link (d) point
2. 2.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in minute one? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
3. 3.🕒 A debate slot is 20 minutes. The judges need 8 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
4. 4.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
5. 5.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) skip the ending (b) time it in practice (c) write it at the venue (d) guess on the day
6. 6.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
7. 7.💬 Polite or impolite? “Stop talking, you are wrong!” (a) polite (b) impolite
8. 8.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
10. 10.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
13. 13.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.📜 A good motion must have… (a) two sides to argue (b) a hidden answer (c) no clear meaning (d) one right answer
16. 16.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking off-topic things (b) mocking the speaker (c) offering a fair point (d) shouting from your seat
17. 17.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
18. 18.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “To sum up, we have shown three clear reasons.” (a) opens a speech (b) gives evidence (c) rebuts a point (d) closes a speech
19. 19.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
20. 20.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
21. 21.True or false: “Whatever. Next!” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 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
23. 23.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
24. 24.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering a fair point? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
25. 25.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the judges (b) the timekeeper (c) the audience (d) the loudest team
26. 26.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “I rest my case. Thank you.” (a) closes a speech (b) rebuts a point (c) opens a speech (d) gives evidence
27. 27.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 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) gives evidence (d) opens a speech
29. 29.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: bringing the last new arguments of the team? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) keeping it to 15 seconds (c) mocking the speaker (d) asking a short question
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
36. 36.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) defines the key words (b) must prove the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) says “I beg to propose”
37. 37.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
38. 38.True or false: “This House believes the Earth goes round the Sun.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or a short summary? (a) point 3 with proof (b) a short summary
40. 40.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) defines the key words (b) is against the motion (c) is for the motion (d) says “I beg to propose”

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