Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 761 · 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.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in mid-speech? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
2. 2.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second opposition speaker speak?
3. 3.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
4. 4.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
7. 7.True or false: “That is an interesting point, but…” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
10. 10.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
11. 11.True or false: “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⏱️ 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?
13. 13.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “According to our school survey, 30 of 40 students…” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) gives evidence
14. 14.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “For all these reasons, I urge you to support the motion.” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) gives evidence
15. 15.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the last speaker (d) the chairperson
16. 16.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
17. 17.True or false: “shouting from your seat” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🎤 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?
22. 22.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
23. 23.💬 How do you address the other team politely? (a) “hey, you there” (b) “my worthy opponents” (c) “you lot” (d) “those people”
24. 24.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “The library’s record shows that…” rebuts a point. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “That is why every school needs a daily sports period.” is the Explain (E). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⏱️ A 5-minute speech has 15 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?
28. 28.📜 A good motion must have… (a) a hidden answer (b) two sides to argue (c) one right answer (d) no clear meaning
29. 29.True or false: “making a long speech” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) shouting from your seat (c) making a long speech (d) asking off-topic things
31. 31.💬 Polite or impolite? “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” (a) polite (b) impolite
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.🕒 A debate slot is 20 minutes. The judges need 4 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
34. 34.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) is against the motion (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) must disprove the motion (d) is for the motion
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to offer (b) sitting if declined (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) talking before accepted
36. 36.True or false: “Thank you, and I beg to propose.” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
38. 38.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “With respect, the last speaker missed an important point.” (a) closes a speech (b) rebuts a point (c) opens a speech (d) gives evidence
39. 39.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the third speaker begin?
40. 40.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 40 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 30 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?

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