Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 323 · 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 our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.✋ A speech is 3 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?
4. 4.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
5. 5.True or false: “This House believes a week has seven days.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎤 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
7. 7.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) guess on the day (b) skip the ending (c) time it in practice (d) write it at the venue
8. 8.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 30 seconds for the opening and 30 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
11. 11.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
13. 13.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
14. 14.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) must disprove the motion (c) answers the proposition (d) must prove the motion
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a short question (b) standing up to offer (c) sitting if declined (d) making a long speech
16. 16.✋ Good or poor POI habit: keeping it to 15 seconds? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
17. 17.True or false: “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” is the Point (P). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes every school needs a garden.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
20. 20.✋ Good or poor POI habit: saying “On that point”? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the chairperson (b) the timekeeper (c) a speaker (d) the audience
23. 23.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) offering in mid-speech (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) offering nonstop
24. 24.⚖️ Which side defines the key words? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
25. 25.True or false: “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “This House believes ice is frozen water.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “The library’s record shows that…” (a) closes a speech (b) rebuts a point (c) gives evidence (d) opens a speech
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.True or false: “Whatever. Next!” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Good or poor POI habit: waiting to be accepted? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 35 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) talking before accepted (c) offering nonstop (d) shouting from your seat
34. 34.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing when declined (b) shouting from your seat (c) making a long speech (d) asking a short question
36. 36.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) defines the key words (b) speaks first (c) is for the motion (d) is against the motion
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.⏱️ A 5-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?
39. 39.🕒 A debate slot is 12 minutes. The judges need 4 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
40. 40.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 30 seconds for the opening and 45 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?

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