Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 775 · 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 of these is a good POI habit? (a) making a long speech (b) shouting from your seat (c) offering in mid-speech (d) offering nonstop
2. 2.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s second and third arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
3. 3.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) evidence (b) link (c) point
4. 4.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “The library’s record shows that…” (a) gives evidence (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
5. 5.True or false: “Today, my team will prove three things.” closes a speech. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) arguing when declined (b) talking before accepted (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) shouting from your seat
8. 8.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not now, perhaps later.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
9. 9.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.💬 Polite or impolite? “You clearly know nothing.” (a) impolite (b) polite
12. 12.True or false: “This House would start school an hour later.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Which side is for the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) may test the definition (b) is against the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) speaks first
15. 15.🎤 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 second speaker (c) the first speaker
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
17. 17.True or false: “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Respected judges, worthy opponents and dear friends…” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 5 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fourth speaker begin?
20. 20.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) they get a bonus (b) nothing at all (c) they can lose marks (d) they win
21. 21.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) speak faster (b) start a new point (c) ignore it (d) finish your sentence
22. 22.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) must disprove the motion (b) may test the definition (c) speaks first (d) says “I beg to oppose”
23. 23.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would start school an hour later.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
24. 24.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This shows that regular exercise really makes us fitter.” (a) explain (b) evidence (c) link (d) point
25. 25.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) tell a long joke (b) start shouting (c) greet judges, opponents (d) insult the motion
26. 26.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering a fair point? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
27. 27.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
28. 28.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “For all these reasons, I urge you to support the motion.” (a) opens a speech (b) gives evidence (c) rebuts a point (d) closes a speech
29. 29.True or false: “shouting from your seat” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second opposition speaker speak?
32. 32.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the judges (b) the proposition (c) the opposition (d) the audience
33. 33.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s first argument? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
35. 35.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.💬 Polite or impolite? “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” (a) impolite (b) polite
38. 38.True or false: “Whatever. Next!” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “According to our school survey, 30 of 40 students…” closes a speech. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the audience (b) the timekeeper (c) the chairperson (d) the last speaker

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