Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 4 · 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.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) argue with them (b) sit down politely (c) stay standing (d) keep talking
2. 2.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: stating your side or greeting the judges? (a) stating your side (b) greeting the judges
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would make cooking a school subject.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
6. 6.🕒 A debate slot is 20 minutes. The judges need 4 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
7. 7.✋ When can POIs usually NOT be offered? (a) during the main points (b) in the middle minutes (c) in protected minutes
8. 8.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 3
9. 9.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) start a story (b) apologise (c) add a new point (d) sum up and appeal
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) may test the definition (b) must disprove the motion (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) answers the proposition
11. 11.💬 Which line can end a proposition speech? (a) “Over and out.” (b) “I beg to propose.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “That’s all, bye.”
12. 12.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My third point is that play helps us study better.” (a) explain (b) link (c) point (d) evidence
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) may test the definition (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) is against the motion
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.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
19. 19.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
20. 20.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
21. 21.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
22. 22.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
23. 23.True or false: “Stop talking, you are wrong!” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “offering in minute one” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
26. 26.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “This House believes a year has twelve months.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “This House would make homework optional.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
30. 30.🎤 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
31. 31.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) shouting from your seat (c) asking a short question (d) offering a fair point
32. 32.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
33. 33.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) gives evidence
34. 34.🕒 A debate slot is 22 minutes. The judges need 6 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
35. 35.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third opposition speaker speak?
36. 36.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is the silliest idea ever.” (a) polite (b) impolite
37. 37.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the audience (b) the opposition (c) the judges (d) the proposition
38. 38.True or false: “Stop talking, you are wrong!” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “The other side says it is unsafe; in fact, it is safe with a teacher present.” (a) rebuts a point (b) gives evidence (c) closes a speech (d) opens a speech

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