Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 612 · 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.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) sum up and appeal (b) apologise (c) add a new point (d) start a story
2. 2.True or false: “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” is the Point (P). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “waiting to be accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “My third point is that play helps us study better.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
7. 7.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) must disprove the motion (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) speaks first (d) is against the motion
9. 9.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
10. 10.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to propose”? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
11. 11.✋ How should a speaker answer an accepted POI? (a) ignore it (b) give up the speech (c) briefly, then go on (d) argue for minutes
12. 12.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) asking off-topic things (c) making a long speech (d) arguing when declined
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 50 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 45 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “The library’s record shows that…” closes a speech. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “This is one more reason to support the motion.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
21. 21.True or false: “keeping it to 15 seconds” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.✋ Good or poor POI habit: waiting to be accepted? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) making a long speech (b) standing up to offer (c) offering in minute one (d) asking off-topic things
25. 25.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
26. 26.🎤 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
27. 27.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Certainly — what is your question?” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
28. 28.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the fourth opposition speaker speak?
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
30. 30.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would make cooking a school subject.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) must disprove the motion (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) speaks first (d) is for the motion
32. 32.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the judges (b) the opposition (c) the proposition (d) the audience
33. 33.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Figures from the city water board show…” (a) gives evidence (b) rebuts a point (c) closes a speech (d) opens a speech
34. 34.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “I rest my case. Thank you.” (a) gives evidence (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
35. 35.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📜 The team that argues against the motion is called… (a) the opposition (b) the proposition (c) the audience (d) the judges
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answers the proposition (b) is for the motion (c) defines the key words (d) says “I beg to propose”
39. 39.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) gives evidence (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
40. 40.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the audience (b) the last speaker (c) the chairperson (d) the timekeeper

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