Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 251 · 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.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 15 (b) about 30 (c) about 3
2. 2.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) nothing at all (b) they win (c) they get a bonus (d) they can lose marks
3. 3.✋ Good or poor POI habit: making a long speech? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
4. 4.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
5. 5.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
6. 6.✋ Good or poor POI habit: saying “On that point”? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
7. 7.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
8. 8.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 45 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?
9. 9.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
10. 10.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This shows that regular exercise really makes us fitter.” (a) explain (b) evidence (c) link (d) point
11. 11.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
12. 12.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st proposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 1st proposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
13. 13.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
14. 14.✋ 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?
15. 15.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) explain (b) point (c) link (d) evidence
16. 16.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) start shouting (b) tell a long joke (c) insult the motion (d) greet judges, opponents
17. 17.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
18. 18.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes board games beat screen games.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
19. 19.🏗️ 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
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) defines the key words (b) is for the motion (c) must prove the motion (d) must disprove the motion
23. 23.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) piece of idea (b) pause of input (c) point of interest (d) point of information
24. 24.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
25. 25.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes every school needs a garden.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
26. 26.True or false: “That is the silliest idea ever.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
28. 28.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the third speaker begin?
29. 29.⚖️ Which side must disprove the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
30. 30.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking the speaker (b) asking a short question (c) arguing when declined (d) talking before accepted
32. 32.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Respected judges, worthy opponents and dear friends…” (a) opens a speech (b) gives evidence (c) closes a speech (d) rebuts a point
33. 33.📜 A good motion must have… (a) no clear meaning (b) one right answer (c) two sides to argue (d) a hidden answer
34. 34.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 60 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📜 Which words often begin a debate motion? (a) “Dear diary…” (b) “Breaking news…” (c) “Once upon a time…” (d) “This House…”
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.True or false: “offering in mid-speech” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
40. 40.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fourth speaker begin?

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