Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 668 · 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.⏱️ 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?
2. 2.✋ A speech is 5 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?
3. 3.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) making a long speech (b) asking off-topic things (c) offering in minute one (d) asking a short question
4. 4.True or false: “I thank the previous speaker, and I would add…” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ Which side answers the proposition? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
6. 6.True or false: “This House believes a year has twelve months.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
9. 9.True or false: “This House believes the Sun rises in the east.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🕒 A debate slot is 36 minutes. The judges need 4 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to choose motions (b) to judge content (c) to ask questions (d) to keep speeches fair
13. 13.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaks first (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) must prove the motion (d) answers the proposition
15. 15.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
18. 18.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
19. 19.True or false: “This House believes 2 + 2 = 4.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 25 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes the Sun rises in the east.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
22. 22.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the last speaker (b) the audience (c) the chairperson (d) the timekeeper
23. 23.True or false: “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” is the Point (P). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering a fair point (b) asking off-topic things (c) saying “On that point” (d) waiting to be accepted
25. 25.✋ Good or poor POI habit: mocking the speaker? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
26. 26.💬 Which line can end an opposition speech? (a) “I beg to oppose.” (b) “Over and out.” (c) “That’s all, bye.” (d) “Whatever.”
27. 27.💬 Polite or impolite? “May I offer a point of information?” (a) impolite (b) polite
28. 28.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 6 (b) 3 (c) 9 (d) 12
29. 29.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third opposition speaker speak?
30. 30.True or false: carrying on the case the first speaker set up is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Which side speaks first? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
32. 32.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
33. 33.⚖️ Which side is for the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
34. 34.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a closing appeal or a short summary? (a) a closing appeal (b) a short summary
35. 35.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) may test the definition (b) is for the motion (c) defines the key words (d) says “I beg to propose”
37. 37.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
38. 38.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or a closing appeal? (a) point 3 with proof (b) a closing appeal
39. 39.🏗️ 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
40. 40.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) speaks first (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) defines the key words (d) answers the proposition

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