Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 590 · 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.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking a short question? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
2. 2.✋ Good or poor POI habit: making a long speech? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
3. 3.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) may test the definition (b) must disprove the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) must prove the motion
4. 4.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) keeping it to 15 seconds (c) asking a short question (d) talking before accepted
6. 6.💬 Polite or impolite? “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” (a) polite (b) impolite
7. 7.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “In our inter-house matches, 60 shy students joined teams and spoke up more.” (a) point (b) evidence (c) link (d) explain
8. 8.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This is one more reason to support the motion.” (a) explain (b) point (c) link (d) evidence
9. 9.True or false: “I thank the previous speaker, and I would add…” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.✋ A speech is 6 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?
11. 11.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the audience (b) the speaker (c) the person asking (d) the timekeeper
12. 12.✋ Good or poor POI habit: arguing when declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
13. 13.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
14. 14.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) skip the ending (b) write it at the venue (c) guess on the day (d) time it in practice
15. 15.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
16. 16.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
19. 19.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “I rest my case. Thank you.” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) gives evidence
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “This House would make cooking a school subject.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) must disprove the motion (b) is against the motion (c) defines the key words (d) says “I beg to oppose”
23. 23.True or false: “This House believes summer holidays are too long.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) may test the definition (b) answers the proposition (c) is for the motion (d) is against the motion
25. 25.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ Which side speaks first? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
27. 27.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “Our PE teacher’s records show fitness scores rose by a fifth in a year.” (a) explain (b) evidence (c) point (d) link
28. 28.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
29. 29.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) offering a fair point (c) saying “On that point” (d) talking before accepted
30. 30.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) nothing at all (b) they get a bonus (c) they win (d) they can lose marks
31. 31.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) speak faster (b) finish your sentence (c) ignore it (d) start a new point
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) making a long speech (c) asking a short question (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
35. 35.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
36. 36.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the chairperson (c) the last speaker (d) the audience
37. 37.📜 What is a motion in a debate? (a) the last speech (b) the topic statement (c) the timekeeper (d) the winner’s prize
38. 38.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the loudest team (b) the judges (c) the timekeeper (d) the audience
39. 39.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the proposition (b) the audience (c) the judges (d) the opposition
40. 40.⚖️ Which side answers the proposition? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition

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