Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 350 · 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 part of PEEL is this line? “The school nurse noted fewer sick days among regular players.” (a) explain (b) point (c) evidence (d) link
2. 2.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) evidence (b) explain (c) point (d) link
3. 3.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the audience (b) the timekeeper (c) the judges (d) the loudest team
4. 4.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
5. 5.💬 Polite or impolite? “May I offer a point of information?” (a) impolite (b) polite
6. 6.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd proposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 2nd proposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
9. 9.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
10. 10.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s second and third arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
11. 11.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
12. 12.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) closes a speech (b) opens a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) gives evidence
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” rebuts a point. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) point of information (b) point of interest (c) piece of idea (d) pause of input
17. 17.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
18. 18.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to ask questions (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to judge content (d) to choose motions
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 35 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🎤 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
21. 21.💬 Polite or impolite? “Whatever. Next!” (a) impolite (b) polite
22. 22.True or false: “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) arguing when declined (b) making a long speech (c) offering a fair point (d) talking before accepted
25. 25.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering a fair point? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering in minute one (b) asking a short question (c) offering nonstop (d) asking off-topic things
27. 27.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “In our inter-house matches, 60 shy students joined teams and spoke up more.” (a) point (b) explain (c) evidence (d) link
28. 28.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “For all these reasons, I urge you to support the motion.” closes a speech. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is an interesting point, but…” (a) impolite (b) polite
32. 32.✋ How should a speaker answer an accepted POI? (a) give up the speech (b) ignore it (c) argue for minutes (d) briefly, then go on
33. 33.True or false: “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) may test the definition (b) answers the proposition (c) is against the motion (d) is for the motion
35. 35.True or false: “offering in minute one” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🕒 A debate slot is 15 minutes. The judges need 3 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
37. 37.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⏱️ A 4-minute speech has 15 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?
39. 39.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?

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