Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 619 · 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 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?
2. 2.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I must decline, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
3. 3.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) a speaker (b) the chairperson (c) the timekeeper (d) the audience
4. 4.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second opposition speaker speak?
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking off-topic things? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
9. 9.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
10. 10.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: showing which side won each clash? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
11. 11.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “With respect, the last speaker missed an important point.” (a) opens a speech (b) rebuts a point (c) gives evidence (d) closes a speech
12. 12.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) about 5 minutes (b) about 15 seconds (c) the whole speech (d) about 2 minutes
13. 13.✋ Good or poor POI habit: standing up to offer? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
14. 14.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 15 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?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is for the motion (b) speaks first (c) defines the key words (d) is against the motion
17. 17.True or false: “This House believes every school needs a garden.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This shows that regular exercise really makes us fitter.” (a) evidence (b) point (c) link (d) explain
19. 19.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) ignore it (b) speak faster (c) start a new point (d) finish your sentence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) may test the definition (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) answers the proposition (d) says “I beg to oppose”
21. 21.💬 Polite or impolite? “I thank the previous speaker, and I would add…” (a) impolite (b) polite
22. 22.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Today, my team will prove three things.” (a) rebuts a point (b) gives evidence (c) closes a speech (d) opens a speech
23. 23.True or false: “talking before accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is the silliest idea ever.” (a) polite (b) impolite
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) making a long speech (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) saying “On that point”
29. 29.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the audience (b) the proposition (c) the judges (d) the opposition
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
31. 31.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
33. 33.True or false: “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “You clearly know nothing.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
36. 36.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Thank you, and I beg to propose.” (a) opens a speech (b) gives evidence (c) rebuts a point (d) closes a speech
39. 39.True or false: “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?

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