Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 655 · 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 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?
2. 2.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) link (b) point (c) evidence
3. 3.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
4. 4.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
5. 5.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) asking off-topic things (c) shouting from your seat (d) arguing when declined
6. 6.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) start shouting (b) greet judges, opponents (c) insult the motion (d) tell a long joke
7. 7.💬 Which line can end a proposition speech? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “That’s all, bye.” (c) “Over and out.” (d) “I beg to propose.”
8. 8.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
10. 10.True or false: “May I offer a point of information?” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎤 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
12. 12.✋ 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?
13. 13.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💬 Which line can end an opposition speech? (a) “That’s all, bye.” (b) “Over and out.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “I beg to oppose.”
15. 15.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) must prove the motion (b) answers the proposition (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) must disprove the motion
16. 16.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) they get a bonus (b) nothing at all (c) they win (d) they can lose marks
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 25 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) must prove the motion (b) answers the proposition (c) speaks first (d) says “I beg to propose”
20. 20.True or false: “Our PE teacher’s records show fitness scores rose by a fifth in a year.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 15 (b) about 30 (c) about 3
22. 22.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to choose motions (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to judge content (d) to ask questions
23. 23.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the chairperson (d) the last speaker
24. 24.True or false: “mocking the speaker” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s first argument? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
26. 26.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
27. 27.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
28. 28.⚖️ Which side is for the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
29. 29.True or false: “This House would give every class a pet.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking a short question? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
31. 31.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) is for the motion (c) speaks first (d) is against the motion
34. 34.True or false: “offering in mid-speech” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Your team is just jealous.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📜 A good motion must have… (a) two sides to argue (b) one right answer (c) no clear meaning (d) a hidden answer
38. 38.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) sum up and appeal (b) add a new point (c) apologise (d) start a story
39. 39.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes the Sun rises in the east.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
40. 40.✋ A speech is 7 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?

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