Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 312 · 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.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or stating your side? (a) point 3 with proof (b) stating your side
2. 2.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 70 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 45 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
3. 3.💬 Polite or impolite? “Whatever. Next!” (a) polite (b) impolite
4. 4.True or false: “saying “On that point”” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💬 Polite or impolite? “Your team is just jealous.” (a) impolite (b) polite
6. 6.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Let me begin by defining the motion.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “making a long speech” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🕒 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?
11. 11.True or false: “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) shouting from your seat (c) talking before accepted (d) making a long speech
13. 13.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to ask questions (b) to judge content (c) to choose motions (d) to keep speeches fair
14. 14.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) point (b) evidence (c) link
15. 15.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or point 2 with proof? (a) point 3 with proof (b) point 2 with proof
16. 16.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the audience (b) the timekeeper (c) the judges (d) the loudest team
17. 17.💬 Polite or impolite? “Only a fool would believe that.” (a) impolite (b) polite
18. 18.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
20. 20.🎤 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?
21. 21.✋ A speech is 7 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?
22. 22.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
23. 23.True or false: “Our science textbook tells us that…” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “So, once again, the motion should stand.” (a) explain (b) link (c) point (d) evidence
25. 25.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes summer holidays are too long.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
26. 26.True or false: “This House believes a triangle has three sides.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: stating your side or point 2 with proof? (a) stating your side (b) point 2 with proof
28. 28.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “For all these reasons, I urge you to support the motion.” (a) rebuts a point (b) gives evidence (c) closes a speech (d) opens a speech
29. 29.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
30. 30.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) standing up to offer (b) sitting if declined (c) arguing when declined (d) offering in mid-speech
31. 31.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd proposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 2nd proposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
32. 32.True or false: “That is an interesting point, but…” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking off-topic things (b) saying “On that point” (c) arguing when declined (d) talking before accepted
34. 34.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) speaks first (b) defines the key words (c) must prove the motion (d) says “I beg to oppose”
35. 35.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: carrying on the case the first speaker set up? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
36. 36.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My third point is that play helps us study better.” (a) link (b) evidence (c) point (d) explain
37. 37.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the audience (b) the opposition (c) the proposition (d) the judges
38. 38.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
39. 39.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “I must disagree with the previous speaker, because…” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) gives evidence
40. 40.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “A class survey found 25 of 40 students focus better after games.” (a) evidence (b) link (c) point (d) explain

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