Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 567 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering nonstop (b) saying “On that point” (c) asking off-topic things (d) talking before accepted
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 32 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
7. 7.✋ 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?
8. 8.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) must prove the motion (b) may test the definition (c) defines the key words (d) speaks first
9. 9.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
10. 10.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) insult the motion (b) greet judges, opponents (c) tell a long joke (d) start shouting
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) waiting to be accepted (c) talking before accepted (d) asking a short question
12. 12.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes right after the Point? (a) explain (b) link (c) evidence
13. 13.🔍 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”
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “Your team is just jealous.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would ban homework at weekends.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
17. 17.🕒 A debate slot is 40 minutes. The judges need 10 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
18. 18.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: stating your side or point 1 with proof? (a) stating your side (b) point 1 with proof
19. 19.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
20. 20.True or false: “This House believes a year has twelve months.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
22. 22.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the third speaker begin?
23. 23.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 9
24. 24.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in minute one? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
25. 25.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s second and third arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
26. 26.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
27. 27.True or false: “In our inter-house matches, 60 shy students joined teams and spoke up more.” is the Evidence (E). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) defines the key words (b) is for the motion (c) speaks first (d) answers the proposition
29. 29.True or false: showing which side won each clash is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering nonstop (b) offering in mid-speech (c) offering a fair point (d) asking a short question
31. 31.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
32. 32.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
33. 33.⚖️ Which side speaks first? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
34. 34.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to judge content (b) to choose motions (c) to keep speeches fair (d) to ask questions
35. 35.True or false: “asking a short question” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “The library’s record shows that…” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) gives evidence
37. 37.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
38. 38.True or false: “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 45 seconds for the opening and 30 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?

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