Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 482 · 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.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
2. 2.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving no brand-new arguments? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
3. 3.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
4. 4.True or false: “Respected judges, worthy opponents and dear friends…” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.💬 Polite or impolite? “Whatever. Next!” (a) polite (b) impolite
7. 7.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
10. 10.True or false: “shouting from your seat” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 2 with proof or point 1 with proof? (a) point 2 with proof (b) point 1 with proof
12. 12.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
13. 13.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
14. 14.True or false: “This House believes ice is frozen water.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the last speaker (b) the chairperson (c) the timekeeper (d) the audience
16. 16.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
17. 17.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
18. 18.True or false: showing which side won each clash is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 2 with proof or stating your side? (a) point 2 with proof (b) stating your side
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💬 Polite or impolite? “May I offer a point of information?” (a) polite (b) impolite
22. 22.📜 The team that argues against the motion is called… (a) the judges (b) the proposition (c) the audience (d) the opposition
23. 23.✋ 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?
24. 24.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering nonstop (b) talking before accepted (c) making a long speech (d) saying “On that point”
25. 25.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This means students who play together learn to cooperate.” (a) evidence (b) explain (c) point (d) link
26. 26.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) may test the definition (c) is for the motion (d) speaks first
27. 27.True or false: “A class survey found 25 of 40 students focus better after games.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 60 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 45 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
29. 29.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a closing appeal or point 3 with proof? (a) a closing appeal (b) point 3 with proof
30. 30.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🕒 A debate slot is 49 minutes. The judges need 9 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
33. 33.True or false: “I thank the previous speaker, and I would add…” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “This House believes board games beat screen games.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) must prove the motion (c) may test the definition (d) must disprove the motion
37. 37.True or false: “sitting if declined” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Respected judges, worthy opponents and dear friends…” (a) closes a speech (b) opens a speech (c) gives evidence (d) rebuts a point
40. 40.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: showing which side won each clash? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker

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