Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 388 · 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: bringing the last new arguments of the team is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) asking a short question (c) making a long speech (d) offering a fair point
3. 3.True or false: “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” (a) point (b) link (c) explain (d) evidence
6. 6.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Certainly — what is your question?” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.✋ Good or poor POI habit: arguing when declined? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🎤 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
11. 11.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: carrying on the case the first speaker set up? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
12. 12.✋ Good or poor POI habit: keeping it to 15 seconds? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
13. 13.🕒 A debate slot is 30 minutes. The judges need 6 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
14. 14.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering nonstop? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the timekeeper (b) a speaker (c) the audience (d) the chairperson
17. 17.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) ignore it (b) start a new point (c) finish your sentence (d) speak faster
18. 18.📜 What is a motion in a debate? (a) the winner’s prize (b) the topic statement (c) the timekeeper (d) the last speech
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “On that point” (b) mocking the speaker (c) asking a short question (d) standing up to offer
20. 20.📜 The team that argues against the motion is called… (a) the opposition (b) the judges (c) the proposition (d) the audience
21. 21.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “The library’s record shows that…” (a) opens a speech (b) rebuts a point (c) closes a speech (d) gives evidence
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.True or false: “This House would start school an hour later.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🏗️ Why preview your points at the start? (a) judges can follow you (b) to waste time (c) to hide them (d) to confuse rivals
25. 25.True or false: “Our PE teacher’s records show fitness scores rose by a fifth in a year.” is the Evidence (E). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.✋ 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?
28. 28.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.💬 Polite or impolite? “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” (a) impolite (b) polite
31. 31.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the opposition (b) the judges (c) the proposition (d) the audience
32. 32.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
33. 33.🕒 A debate slot is 50 minutes. The judges need 10 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
34. 34.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting if declined (b) offering a fair point (c) asking a short question (d) offering in minute one
37. 37.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
38. 38.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 6
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker

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