Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 304 · 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.✋ A speech is 8 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?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” (a) explain (b) evidence (c) link (d) point
5. 5.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “Therefore, we strongly support a daily sports period.” (a) evidence (b) point (c) link (d) explain
6. 6.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to propose”? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
7. 7.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the chairperson (b) a speaker (c) the audience (d) the timekeeper
8. 8.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking off-topic things (b) waiting to be accepted (c) offering in minute one (d) shouting from your seat
9. 9.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
10. 10.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
11. 11.True or false: “The other side says it is unsafe; in fact, it is safe with a teacher present.” gives evidence. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
14. 14.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
15. 15.True or false: “My third point is that play helps us study better.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “This House would make homework optional.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) speaks first (b) is for the motion (c) defines the key words (d) must disprove the motion
18. 18.True or false: “sitting if declined” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
20. 20.True or false: “This House believes board games beat screen games.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “The other side says it is unsafe; in fact, it is safe with a teacher present.” (a) closes a speech (b) gives evidence (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
22. 22.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
23. 23.✋ A speech is 5 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?
24. 24.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking off-topic things (b) sitting if declined (c) shouting from your seat (d) talking before accepted
25. 25.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the second 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 sixth speaker begin?
27. 27.True or false: “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: showing which side won each clash? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
29. 29.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a short summary or a closing appeal? (a) a short summary (b) a closing appeal
30. 30.💬 Polite or impolite? “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” (a) polite (b) impolite
31. 31.True or false: “In our inter-house matches, 60 shy students joined teams and spoke up more.” is the Evidence (E). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.💬 Polite or impolite? “Stop talking, you are wrong!” (a) impolite (b) polite
33. 33.True or false: “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) start shouting (b) insult the motion (c) greet judges, opponents (d) tell a long joke
35. 35.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
36. 36.🕒 A debate slot is 15 minutes. The judges need 3 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
37. 37.True or false: “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
39. 39.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
40. 40.✋ 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?

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