Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 302 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) is against the motion (b) answers the proposition (c) may test the definition (d) defines the key words
2. 2.True or false: “A class survey found 25 of 40 students focus better after games.” is the Point (P). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
5. 5.🕒 A debate slot is 30 minutes. The judges need 6 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
6. 6.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
7. 7.⏱️ A 4-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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) must prove the motion (c) must disprove the motion (d) is for the motion
9. 9.💬 Polite or impolite? “You clearly know nothing.” (a) polite (b) impolite
10. 10.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s second and third arguments? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
11. 11.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to oppose”? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
12. 12.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: previewing 3 points or greeting the judges? (a) previewing 3 points (b) greeting the judges
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) mocking the speaker (c) sitting if declined (d) offering a fair point
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
16. 16.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
18. 18.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third opposition speaker speak?
19. 19.True or false: “Secondly, sport teaches teamwork.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⏱️ 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?
21. 21.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “Secondly, sport teaches teamwork.” (a) link (b) point (c) evidence (d) explain
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) point (b) explain (c) link (d) evidence
24. 24.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) opens a speech (b) rebuts a point (c) closes a speech (d) gives evidence
25. 25.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
27. 27.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
28. 28.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Figures from the city water board show…” (a) rebuts a point (b) gives evidence (c) closes a speech (d) opens a speech
29. 29.🕒 A debate slot is 35 minutes. The judges need 5 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing when declined (b) waiting to be accepted (c) offering a fair point (d) sitting if declined
31. 31.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Today, my team will prove three things.” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) gives evidence (d) closes a speech
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “mocking the speaker” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) start a new point (b) speak faster (c) finish your sentence (d) ignore it
36. 36.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 1 break of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
37. 37.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) is for the motion (b) is against the motion (c) speaks first (d) defines the key words
38. 38.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
39. 39.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: carrying on the case the first speaker set up? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
40. 40.True or false: “This House believes the Sun rises in the east.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False

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