Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 335 · 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-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
2. 2.True or false: “May I offer a point of information?” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not now, perhaps later.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
4. 4.True or false: “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Respected judges, worthy opponents and dear friends…” (a) rebuts a point (b) gives evidence (c) opens a speech (d) closes a speech
6. 6.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second opposition speaker speak?
7. 7.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 30 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
8. 8.True or false: “talking before accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
10. 10.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 2 with proof or a closing appeal? (a) point 2 with proof (b) a closing appeal
11. 11.💬 How do you address the other team politely? (a) “hey, you there” (b) “my worthy opponents” (c) “you lot” (d) “those people”
12. 12.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) is against the motion (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) must disprove the motion (d) answers the proposition
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the last speaker (b) the chairperson (c) the timekeeper (d) the audience
15. 15.📜 The team that argues against the motion is called… (a) the judges (b) the proposition (c) the opposition (d) the audience
16. 16.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would give every class a pet.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
17. 17.True or false: “Stop talking, you are wrong!” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Your team is just jealous.” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “That is why every school needs a daily sports period.” is the Explain (E). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “keeping it to 15 seconds” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” rebuts a point. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🕒 A debate slot is 17 minutes. The judges need 9 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
24. 24.True or false: “Figures from the city water board show…” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting from your seat (b) asking off-topic things (c) talking before accepted (d) waiting to be accepted
27. 27.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) start a new point (b) ignore it (c) speak faster (d) finish your sentence
28. 28.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
29. 29.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s second and third arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
30. 30.🎤 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?
31. 31.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
32. 32.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Please sit down; I may take one later.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
33. 33.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) explain (b) point (c) evidence (d) link
34. 34.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
35. 35.💬 Polite or impolite? “Only a fool would believe that.” (a) polite (b) impolite
36. 36.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
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.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
39. 39.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This is one more reason to support the motion.” (a) evidence (b) link (c) point (d) explain
40. 40.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) they win (b) nothing at all (c) they can lose marks (d) they get a bonus

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