Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 396 · 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: presenting the team’s second and third arguments? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
2. 2.True or false: “Figures from the city water board show…” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📜 The team that argues against the motion is called… (a) the audience (b) the judges (c) the proposition (d) the opposition
4. 4.True or false: carrying on the case the first speaker set up is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “standing up to offer” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 30 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.🕒 A debate slot is 23 minutes. The judges need 7 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
8. 8.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 2 with proof or point 3 with proof? (a) point 2 with proof (b) point 3 with proof
9. 9.✋ A speech is 8 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?
10. 10.True or false: “According to our school survey, 30 of 40 students…” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
12. 12.✋ A speech is 6 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?
13. 13.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to ask questions (b) to choose motions (c) to judge content (d) to keep speeches fair
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “shouting from your seat” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “waiting to be accepted” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) point (b) evidence (c) link
18. 18.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes the Earth goes round the Sun.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is for the motion (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) speaks first (d) says “I beg to oppose”
20. 20.⚖️ Which side answers the proposition? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
21. 21.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) standing up to offer (c) arguing when declined (d) offering in mid-speech
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
24. 24.✋ Good or poor POI habit: arguing when declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
25. 25.True or false: “This tells us that sport helps children believe in themselves.” is the Point (P). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.✋ Good or poor POI habit: shouting from your seat? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
30. 30.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) explain (b) link (c) evidence (d) point
31. 31.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
32. 32.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
33. 33.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) saying “On that point” (c) offering in mid-speech (d) arguing when declined
35. 35.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “Our PE teacher’s records show fitness scores rose by a fifth in a year.” (a) explain (b) evidence (c) link (d) point
36. 36.✋ A speech is 7 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?
37. 37.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Thank you, and I beg to propose.” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) gives evidence (d) rebuts a point
38. 38.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This tells us that sport helps children believe in themselves.” (a) evidence (b) point (c) link (d) explain
39. 39.True or false: “Stop talking, you are wrong!” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would start school an hour later.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable

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