Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 356 · 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.True or false: carrying on the case the first speaker set up is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This means students who play together learn to cooperate.” (a) link (b) evidence (c) explain (d) point
3. 3.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💬 Polite or impolite? “You clearly know nothing.” (a) impolite (b) polite
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
6. 6.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
7. 7.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
10. 10.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes right after the Point? (a) evidence (b) explain (c) link
11. 11.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) the whole speech (b) about 5 minutes (c) about 2 minutes (d) about 15 seconds
12. 12.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the chairperson (d) a speaker
13. 13.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
14. 14.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is against the motion (b) is for the motion (c) defines the key words (d) says “I beg to propose”
17. 17.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving no brand-new arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
18. 18.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the audience (b) the judges (c) the proposition (d) the opposition
19. 19.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) is against the motion (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) speaks first (d) must prove the motion
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
22. 22.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 60 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 45 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
23. 23.🕒 A debate slot is 19 minutes. The judges need 3 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
24. 24.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
25. 25.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes 2 + 2 = 4.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
26. 26.🕒 A debate slot is 26 minutes. The judges need 6 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
27. 27.True or false: “I rest my case. Thank you.” closes a speech. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🕒 A debate slot is 37 minutes. The judges need 5 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
29. 29.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “mocking the speaker” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering a fair point (b) mocking the speaker (c) talking before accepted (d) making a long speech
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” (a) link (b) explain (c) evidence (d) point
34. 34.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) shouting from your seat (b) offering in mid-speech (c) waiting to be accepted (d) asking a short question
35. 35.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) time it in practice (b) guess on the day (c) write it at the venue (d) skip the ending
36. 36.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the judges (b) the audience (c) the loudest team (d) the timekeeper
37. 37.💬 Which line can end a proposition speech? (a) “I beg to propose.” (b) “That’s all, bye.” (c) “Over and out.” (d) “Whatever.”
38. 38.True or false: “This House believes the Sun rises in the east.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third proposition speaker speak?

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