Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 459 · 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 a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 6
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This shows that regular exercise really makes us fitter.” (a) link (b) explain (c) point (d) evidence
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 45 seconds for the opening and 30 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
6. 6.📜 What is a motion in a debate? (a) the topic statement (b) the timekeeper (c) the last speech (d) the winner’s prize
7. 7.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a week has seven days.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
9. 9.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
10. 10.True or false: “This House would make cooking a school subject.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) time it in practice (b) skip the ending (c) write it at the venue (d) guess on the day
12. 12.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
13. 13.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Thank you, and I beg to propose.” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) gives evidence
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answers the proposition (b) must prove the motion (c) must disprove the motion (d) says “I beg to oppose”
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.✋ Good or poor POI habit: standing up to offer? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
17. 17.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to judge content (b) to choose motions (c) to ask questions (d) to keep speeches fair
20. 20.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) a speaker (b) the chairperson (c) the timekeeper (d) the audience
21. 21.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
22. 22.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a triangle has three sides.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
23. 23.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
25. 25.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is an interesting point, but…” (a) polite (b) impolite
26. 26.True or false: “Stop talking, you are wrong!” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
30. 30.True or false: “Only a fool would believe that.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) greet judges, opponents (b) tell a long joke (c) insult the motion (d) start shouting
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 15 (b) about 3 (c) about 30
34. 34.True or false: “May I offer a point of information?” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) stay standing (b) sit down politely (c) argue with them (d) keep talking
36. 36.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the timekeeper (b) the person asking (c) the speaker (d) the audience
37. 37.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
38. 38.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “With respect, the last speaker missed an important point.” (a) gives evidence (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) rebuts a point
40. 40.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: bringing the last new arguments of the team? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker

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