Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 485 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
3. 3.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “This tells us that sport helps children believe in themselves.” is the Evidence (E). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💬 How do you address the other team politely? (a) “those people” (b) “my worthy opponents” (c) “you lot” (d) “hey, you there”
6. 6.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I must decline, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
7. 7.🎤 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?
8. 8.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) speak faster (b) ignore it (c) start a new point (d) finish your sentence
9. 9.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: saying which teammate will cover which point? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
10. 10.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) evidence (b) link (c) point
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.⚖️ Which side must disprove the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
13. 13.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” (a) link (b) evidence (c) point (d) explain
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) insult the motion (b) start shouting (c) tell a long joke (d) greet judges, opponents
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is against the motion (b) answers the proposition (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) says “I beg to oppose”
17. 17.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fourth speaker begin?
18. 18.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) answers the proposition (b) speaks first (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) defines the key words
19. 19.✋ 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?
20. 20.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s first argument? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
21. 21.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) start a story (b) add a new point (c) apologise (d) sum up and appeal
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 29 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) saying “On that point” (c) offering in mid-speech (d) talking before accepted
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
25. 25.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the speaker (b) the audience (c) the timekeeper (d) the person asking
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📜 Which words often begin a debate motion? (a) “Once upon a time…” (b) “Dear diary…” (c) “Breaking news…” (d) “This House…”
28. 28.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Let me begin by defining the motion.” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) gives evidence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) write it at the venue (b) guess on the day (c) skip the ending (d) time it in practice
31. 31.True or false: “For all these reasons, I urge you to support the motion.” closes a speech. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
33. 33.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
34. 34.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
35. 35.💬 Polite or impolite? “May I offer a point of information?” (a) impolite (b) polite
36. 36.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the audience (b) the judges (c) the timekeeper (d) the loudest team
37. 37.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) may test the definition (c) is against the motion (d) must prove the motion
38. 38.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
40. 40.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?

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