Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 273 · 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.💬 Polite or impolite? “You clearly know nothing.” (a) polite (b) impolite
2. 2.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the chairperson (d) the last speaker
3. 3.⚖️ Which side is for the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
4. 4.True or false: “Good morning. I stand here to speak for the motion.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering nonstop (b) saying “On that point” (c) waiting to be accepted (d) asking a short question
6. 6.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Today, my team will prove three things.” (a) gives evidence (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
7. 7.True or false: “Let me begin by defining the motion.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) guess on the day (b) write it at the venue (c) time it in practice (d) skip the ending
9. 9.True or false: “Whatever. Next!” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
11. 11.True or false: “That is the silliest idea ever.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) is against the motion (b) may test the definition (c) must prove the motion (d) must disprove the motion
15. 15.True or false: bringing the last new arguments of the team is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
17. 17.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s first argument? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
18. 18.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
19. 19.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) defines the key words (c) is for the motion (d) must disprove the motion
20. 20.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to oppose”? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) start a story (b) sum up and appeal (c) apologise (d) add a new point
23. 23.💬 Polite or impolite? “Stop talking, you are wrong!” (a) impolite (b) polite
24. 24.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking off-topic things? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
25. 25.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “This House would make cooking a school subject.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “I rest my case. Thank you.” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) gives evidence (d) rebuts a point
29. 29.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is against the motion (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) answers the proposition (d) is for the motion
31. 31.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not at this time, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
34. 34.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
35. 35.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) defines the key words (b) is for the motion (c) answers the proposition (d) must prove the motion
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
37. 37.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the opposition (b) the judges (c) the audience (d) the proposition
38. 38.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) defines the key words (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) is for the motion (d) says “I beg to propose”
39. 39.✋ Good or poor POI habit: standing up to offer? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
40. 40.🎤 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

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