Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 289 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes right after the Point? (a) evidence (b) link (c) explain
3. 3.✋ Good or poor POI habit: making a long speech? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is for the motion (b) must prove the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) speaks first
5. 5.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
7. 7.🕒 A debate slot is 21 minutes. The judges need 9 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
8. 8.📜 What is a motion in a debate? (a) the winner’s prize (b) the timekeeper (c) the last speech (d) the topic statement
9. 9.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes every school needs a garden.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
10. 10.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking off-topic things (b) talking before accepted (c) offering in mid-speech (d) shouting from your seat
11. 11.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My third point is that play helps us study better.” (a) explain (b) link (c) point (d) evidence
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
14. 14.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Today, my team will prove three things.” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🏗️ 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
17. 17.⏱️ 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?
18. 18.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not at this time, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
19. 19.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would give every class a pet.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a short question (b) offering nonstop (c) standing up to offer (d) sitting if declined
21. 21.True or false: “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” is the Point (P). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
23. 23.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is an interesting point, but…” (a) polite (b) impolite
24. 24.✋ A speech is 4 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?
25. 25.True or false: “This House believes a year has twelve months.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Which side may test the definition? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
27. 27.True or false: “May I offer a point of information?” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) defines the key words (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) is against the motion (d) answers the proposition
30. 30.True or false: “Let me begin by defining the motion.” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st proposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 1st proposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.True or false: “Our science textbook tells us that…” rebuts a point. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes 2 + 2 = 4.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
36. 36.True or false: “The library’s record shows that…” rebuts a point. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) may test the definition (b) speaks first (c) defines the key words (d) is for the motion
39. 39.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
40. 40.True or false: “This House believes ice is frozen water.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True

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