Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 48 · 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, who speaks first: the 1st proposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 1st proposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
2. 2.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 3 (d) 6
3. 3.True or false: “That is an interesting point, but…” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “asking a short question” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This shows that regular exercise really makes us fitter.” (a) explain (b) evidence (c) link (d) point
7. 7.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Let me begin by defining the motion.” (a) opens a speech (b) gives evidence (c) rebuts a point (d) closes a speech
8. 8.🎤 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?
9. 9.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 2 with proof or previewing 3 points? (a) point 2 with proof (b) previewing 3 points
10. 10.True or false: “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 15 (b) about 3 (c) about 30
12. 12.True or false: “This House believes every school needs a garden.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🕒 A debate slot is 43 minutes. The judges need 3 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
14. 14.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second opposition speaker speak?
15. 15.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the loudest team (b) the timekeeper (c) the audience (d) the judges
16. 16.🕒 A debate slot is 34 minutes. The judges need 10 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
17. 17.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fourth speaker begin?
19. 19.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
20. 20.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) must disprove the motion (b) is against the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) speaks first
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
25. 25.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to choose motions (b) to ask questions (c) to keep speeches fair (d) to judge content
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking off-topic things (b) talking before accepted (c) asking a short question (d) making a long speech
27. 27.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the person asking (b) the audience (c) the speaker (d) the timekeeper
28. 28.True or false: “Let me begin by defining the motion.” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💬 Polite or impolite? “You clearly know nothing.” (a) polite (b) impolite
30. 30.💬 Which line can end an opposition speech? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “That’s all, bye.” (c) “Over and out.” (d) “I beg to oppose.”
31. 31.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
32. 32.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a week has seven days.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
33. 33.⚖️ Which side is for the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
34. 34.⚖️ Which side defines the key words? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.✋ Good or poor POI habit: standing up to offer? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
37. 37.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) is against the motion (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) may test the definition
38. 38.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
39. 39.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to propose”? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
40. 40.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a closing appeal or a short summary? (a) a closing appeal (b) a short summary

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