Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 704 · 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.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the loudest team (b) the judges (c) the audience (d) the timekeeper
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
3. 3.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
4. 4.🕒 A debate slot is 29 minutes. The judges need 5 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
5. 5.⏱️ A 3-minute speech has 30 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?
6. 6.💬 Polite or impolite? “Your team is just jealous.” (a) polite (b) impolite
7. 7.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
8. 8.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) nothing at all (b) they can lose marks (c) they get a bonus (d) they win
9. 9.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
10. 10.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the chairperson (d) the last speaker
11. 11.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the chairperson (b) a speaker (c) the audience (d) the timekeeper
12. 12.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Which side defines the key words? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) defines the key words (b) speaks first (c) is against the motion (d) says “I beg to propose”
18. 18.🎤 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?
19. 19.True or false: “This means students who play together learn to cooperate.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “This House believes a triangle has three sides.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⏱️ A 4-minute speech has 30 seconds for the opening and 45 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting from your seat (b) offering in minute one (c) asking off-topic things (d) asking a short question
25. 25.🎤 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
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
27. 27.True or false: “Stop talking, you are wrong!” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💬 Which line can end a proposition speech? (a) “That’s all, bye.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Over and out.” (d) “I beg to propose.”
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.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) saying “On that point” (c) sitting if declined (d) talking before accepted
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking off-topic things (b) mocking the speaker (c) offering nonstop (d) waiting to be accepted
32. 32.📜 A good motion must have… (a) no clear meaning (b) one right answer (c) a hidden answer (d) two sides to argue
33. 33.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking off-topic things (b) shouting from your seat (c) making a long speech (d) offering a fair point
35. 35.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “This House believes board games beat screen games.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) may test the definition (c) must prove the motion (d) is for the motion
38. 38.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
39. 39.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
40. 40.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) is for the motion (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) is against the motion (d) speaks first

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