Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 395 · 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.🕒 A debate slot is 27 minutes. The judges need 9 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) must prove the motion (c) speaks first (d) says “I beg to oppose”
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) sitting if declined (c) waiting to be accepted (d) offering in minute one
5. 5.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) ignore it (b) finish your sentence (c) start a new point (d) speak faster
6. 6.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) answers the proposition (b) must prove the motion (c) must disprove the motion (d) may test the definition
7. 7.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
8. 8.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) opens a speech (b) gives evidence (c) rebuts a point (d) closes a speech
11. 11.True or false: “That is why every school needs a daily sports period.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
13. 13.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
14. 14.✋ Good or poor POI habit: keeping it to 15 seconds? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
15. 15.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a closing appeal or point 1 with proof? (a) a closing appeal (b) point 1 with proof
16. 16.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) sitting if declined (c) saying “On that point” (d) mocking the speaker
17. 17.📜 What is a motion in a debate? (a) the winner’s prize (b) the last speech (c) the timekeeper (d) the topic statement
18. 18.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in minute one? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
19. 19.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
20. 20.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: bringing the last new arguments of the team? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
21. 21.✋ Good or poor POI habit: shouting from your seat? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
22. 22.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) the whole speech (b) about 2 minutes (c) about 15 seconds (d) about 5 minutes
23. 23.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
24. 24.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
25. 25.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
27. 27.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
28. 28.💬 Polite or impolite? “Stop talking, you are wrong!” (a) polite (b) impolite
29. 29.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to ask questions (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to judge content (d) to choose motions
30. 30.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “The school nurse noted fewer sick days among regular players.” (a) evidence (b) explain (c) point (d) link
31. 31.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
32. 32.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or point 2 with proof? (a) point 3 with proof (b) point 2 with proof
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
35. 35.🕒 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?
36. 36.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 45 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?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to oppose”? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This tells us that sport helps children believe in themselves.” (a) link (b) evidence (c) point (d) explain

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