Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 544 · 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.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
3. 3.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
4. 4.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
5. 5.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the audience (b) the timekeeper (c) the speaker (d) the person asking
6. 6.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
8. 8.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) ignore it (b) start a new point (c) speak faster (d) finish your sentence
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting from your seat (b) asking a short question (c) asking off-topic things (d) making a long speech
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.⏱️ A 4-minute speech has 45 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?
12. 12.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) may test the definition (b) defines the key words (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) answers the proposition
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a triangle has three sides.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
17. 17.True or false: “Let me begin by defining the motion.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) saying “On that point” (c) waiting to be accepted (d) arguing when declined
19. 19.True or false: “This House believes the Sun rises in the east.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answers the proposition (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) must disprove the motion (d) says “I beg to propose”
23. 23.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
24. 24.True or false: “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” is the Explain (E). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) standing up to offer (c) mocking the speaker (d) waiting to be accepted
26. 26.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the audience (b) the loudest team (c) the judges (d) the timekeeper
27. 27.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking off-topic things (b) shouting from your seat (c) making a long speech (d) saying “On that point”
28. 28.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 15 seconds for the opening and 45 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
29. 29.✋ 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?
30. 30.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) shouting from your seat (b) keeping it to 15 seconds (c) standing up to offer (d) offering in mid-speech
31. 31.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes 2 + 2 = 4.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
32. 32.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
33. 33.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
35. 35.✋ 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?
36. 36.💬 Polite or impolite? “Your team is just jealous.” (a) polite (b) impolite
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting from your seat (b) saying “On that point” (c) standing up to offer (d) offering in mid-speech
38. 38.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I must decline, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
39. 39.True or false: “This House believes summer holidays are too long.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third proposition speaker speak?

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