Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 540 · 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.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the audience (b) the last speaker (c) the chairperson (d) the timekeeper
2. 2.💬 Polite or impolite? “Stop talking, you are wrong!” (a) polite (b) impolite
3. 3.🎤 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
4. 4.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
5. 5.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s second and third arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
6. 6.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 40 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
7. 7.📜 A good motion must have… (a) one right answer (b) no clear meaning (c) a hidden answer (d) two sides to argue
8. 8.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would ban homework at weekends.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
9. 9.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” (a) evidence (b) explain (c) point (d) link
10. 10.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
11. 11.🎤 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?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) making a long speech (c) offering in minute one (d) arguing when declined
13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Good or poor POI habit: waiting to be accepted? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
16. 16.✋ 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?
17. 17.True or false: “Your team is just jealous.” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) keep talking (b) stay standing (c) argue with them (d) sit down politely
19. 19.🕒 A debate slot is 20 minutes. The judges need 4 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
20. 20.⚖️ Which side speaks first? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “standing up to offer” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) closes a speech (b) opens a speech (c) gives evidence (d) rebuts a point
25. 25.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a triangle has three sides.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
26. 26.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the judges (b) the opposition (c) the proposition (d) the audience
27. 27.🏗️ 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
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) speaks first (b) answers the proposition (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) must prove the motion
30. 30.🎤 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to offer (b) waiting to be accepted (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) asking off-topic things
32. 32.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
33. 33.🎤 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
34. 34.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to oppose”? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
35. 35.True or false: “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the judges (b) the loudest team (c) the audience (d) the timekeeper
37. 37.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 90 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
39. 39.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎤 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?

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