Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 739 · 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.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “shouting from your seat” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “You clearly know nothing.” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “The library’s record shows that…” gives evidence. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the loudest team (b) the timekeeper (c) the judges (d) the audience
7. 7.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to propose”? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
8. 8.True or false: “This House believes 2 + 2 = 4.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “You clearly know nothing.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📜 What is a motion in a debate? (a) the last speech (b) the timekeeper (c) the winner’s prize (d) the topic statement
11. 11.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
13. 13.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 40 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
14. 14.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is the silliest idea ever.” (a) impolite (b) polite
16. 16.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to ask questions (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to choose motions (d) to judge content
17. 17.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
18. 18.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to oppose”? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
19. 19.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
20. 20.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) answers the proposition (b) says “I beg to propose” (c) defines the key words (d) must prove the motion
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking off-topic things (b) asking a short question (c) waiting to be accepted (d) standing up to offer
22. 22.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) sitting if declined (b) arguing when declined (c) offering in minute one (d) asking off-topic things
23. 23.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
24. 24.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
25. 25.True or false: “asking a short question” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “making a long speech” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the last speaker (c) the chairperson (d) the audience
28. 28.True or false: “This House believes a week has seven days.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes the Sun rises in the east.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
30. 30.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
31. 31.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
32. 32.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 70 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
33. 33.✋ 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?
34. 34.🕒 A debate slot is 37 minutes. The judges need 5 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
35. 35.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a short summary or stating your side? (a) a short summary (b) stating your side
36. 36.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: previewing 3 points or greeting the judges? (a) previewing 3 points (b) greeting the judges
37. 37.💬 Which line can end a proposition speech? (a) “That’s all, bye.” (b) “I beg to propose.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “Over and out.”
38. 38.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Thank you, and I beg to propose.” (a) opens a speech (b) rebuts a point (c) gives evidence (d) closes a speech
39. 39.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a closing appeal or point 2 with proof? (a) a closing appeal (b) point 2 with proof
40. 40.True or false: “That is the silliest idea ever.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True

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