Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 749 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting from your seat (b) waiting to be accepted (c) offering in minute one (d) asking off-topic things
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to offer (b) offering a fair point (c) sitting if declined (d) offering in minute one
4. 4.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would give every class a pet.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
5. 5.🕒 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
6. 6.True or false: “May I offer a point of information?” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.✋ 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?
8. 8.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the timekeeper (b) the loudest team (c) the judges (d) the audience
9. 9.💬 Which line can end an opposition speech? (a) “I beg to oppose.” (b) “That’s all, bye.” (c) “Over and out.” (d) “Whatever.”
10. 10.True or false: “talking before accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.True or false: bringing the last new arguments of the team is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
14. 14.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This means students who play together learn to cooperate.” (a) explain (b) point (c) evidence (d) link
15. 15.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “So, once again, the motion should stand.” (a) point (b) explain (c) link (d) evidence
18. 18.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the person asking (b) the audience (c) the speaker (d) the timekeeper
19. 19.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) link (b) point (c) evidence
20. 20.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fourth speaker begin?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
22. 22.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would make cooking a school subject.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
23. 23.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) offering in mid-speech (c) sitting if declined (d) arguing when declined
24. 24.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
25. 25.💬 Polite or impolite? “You clearly know nothing.” (a) polite (b) impolite
26. 26.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) answers the proposition (b) must disprove the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) says “I beg to propose”
27. 27.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) must prove the motion (b) defines the key words (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) must disprove the motion
28. 28.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
29. 29.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) gives evidence (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
30. 30.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
31. 31.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking off-topic things? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
32. 32.📜 The team that argues against the motion is called… (a) the judges (b) the opposition (c) the proposition (d) the audience
33. 33.True or false: “Let me begin by defining the motion.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
35. 35.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the opposition (b) the proposition (c) the audience (d) the judges
36. 36.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “I must disagree with the previous speaker, because…” (a) closes a speech (b) gives evidence (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
38. 38.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s first argument? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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