Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 500 · 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.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 15 (b) about 3 (c) about 30
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) shouting from your seat (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) offering in mid-speech
3. 3.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the opposition (b) the audience (c) the proposition (d) the judges
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 60 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) standing up to offer (c) sitting if declined (d) arguing when declined
9. 9.✋ A speech is 4 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?
10. 10.📜 Which words often begin a debate motion? (a) “Once upon a time…” (b) “Dear diary…” (c) “Breaking news…” (d) “This House…”
11. 11.True or false: “This House would ban homework at weekends.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Good or poor POI habit: keeping it to 15 seconds? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
13. 13.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: saying which teammate will cover which point? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
14. 14.🎤 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
15. 15.True or false: “Today, my team will prove three things.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) a speaker (b) the audience (c) the chairperson (d) the timekeeper
17. 17.💬 Polite or impolite? “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” (a) impolite (b) polite
18. 18.True or false: “Good morning. I stand here to speak for the motion.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering in minute one (b) offering nonstop (c) arguing when declined (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
23. 23.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
24. 24.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the speaker (b) the person asking (c) the audience (d) the timekeeper
26. 26.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to oppose”? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.✋ 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?
31. 31.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
32. 32.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This shows that regular exercise really makes us fitter.” (a) link (b) evidence (c) explain (d) point
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 39 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) must prove the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) defines the key words
35. 35.True or false: “I rest my case. Thank you.” rebuts a point. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 Polite or impolite? “I thank the previous speaker, and I would add…” (a) polite (b) impolite
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) must disprove the motion (b) is against the motion (c) defines the key words (d) says “I beg to oppose”
38. 38.⏱️ A 4-minute speech has 30 seconds for the opening and 15 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
39. 39.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents

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