Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 248 · 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 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
2. 2.True or false: “standing up to offer” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) apologise (b) add a new point (c) sum up and appeal (d) start a story
4. 4.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 9
6. 6.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or a closing appeal? (a) point 3 with proof (b) a closing appeal
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) arguing when declined (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) standing up to offer
8. 8.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “So, once again, the motion should stand.” (a) link (b) evidence (c) point (d) explain
9. 9.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 40 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 45 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
10. 10.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
11. 11.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st proposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 1st proposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
12. 12.💬 Which word should you never use about an opponent’s idea? (a) “fair” (b) “interesting” (c) “stupid” (d) “important”
13. 13.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would give every class a pet.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
14. 14.True or false: showing which side won each clash is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
16. 16.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) speaks first (c) answers the proposition (d) must disprove the motion
17. 17.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering a fair point (b) waiting to be accepted (c) asking a short question (d) arguing when declined
18. 18.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) is against the motion (c) must prove the motion (d) answers the proposition
19. 19.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to judge content (b) to ask questions (c) to choose motions (d) to keep speeches fair
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is against the motion (b) must prove the motion (c) may test the definition (d) answers the proposition
21. 21.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
22. 22.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
23. 23.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) making a long speech (b) arguing when declined (c) asking off-topic things (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
26. 26.⚖️ Which side may test the definition? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
27. 27.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
28. 28.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
29. 29.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s first argument? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
30. 30.💬 Polite or impolite? “You clearly know nothing.” (a) impolite (b) polite
31. 31.🎤 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
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “offering in minute one” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) must disprove the motion (b) is for the motion (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) speaks first
36. 36.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 35 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or previewing 3 points? (a) point 3 with proof (b) previewing 3 points
39. 39.🕒 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) standing up to offer (c) offering a fair point (d) mocking the speaker

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