Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 353 · 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 no brand-new arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
2. 2.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
3. 3.⏱️ 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?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking the speaker (b) sitting if declined (c) asking off-topic things (d) talking before accepted
6. 6.💬 Polite or impolite? “Whatever. Next!” (a) impolite (b) polite
7. 7.📜 A good motion must have… (a) no clear meaning (b) one right answer (c) two sides to argue (d) a hidden answer
8. 8.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
9. 9.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
10. 10.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This is one more reason to support the motion.” (a) evidence (b) explain (c) point (d) link
11. 11.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is an interesting point, but…” (a) impolite (b) polite
12. 12.✋ Good or poor POI habit: shouting from your seat? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
13. 13.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the chairperson (b) the audience (c) the timekeeper (d) a speaker
14. 14.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes the Sun rises in the east.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 21 for style and 53 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is the silliest idea ever.” (a) polite (b) impolite
17. 17.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes every school needs a garden.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 1 break of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
20. 20.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the timekeeper (b) the loudest team (c) the judges (d) the audience
21. 21.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) evidence (b) point (c) link
23. 23.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
25. 25.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering nonstop? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
26. 26.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⏱️ A 4-minute speech has 45 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?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 35 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fourth speaker begin?
30. 30.⚖️ Which side speaks first? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
31. 31.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
32. 32.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) is for the motion (b) speaks first (c) is against the motion (d) must prove the motion
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 34 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) stay standing (b) keep talking (c) argue with them (d) sit down politely
39. 39.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 50 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 30 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
40. 40.⏱️ A 2-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?

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