Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 799 · 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) standing up to offer (b) keeping it to 15 seconds (c) saying “On that point” (d) shouting from your seat
2. 2.💬 Which line can end a proposition speech? (a) “That’s all, bye.” (b) “Over and out.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “I beg to propose.”
3. 3.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “The library’s record shows that…” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) gives evidence (d) rebuts a point
4. 4.💬 How do you address the other team politely? (a) “you lot” (b) “my worthy opponents” (c) “those people” (d) “hey, you there”
5. 5.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
6. 6.🕒 A debate slot is 15 minutes. The judges need 3 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
7. 7.True or false: “This House believes every school needs a garden.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🕒 A debate slot is 21 minutes. The judges need 3 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
9. 9.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st proposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 1st proposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
10. 10.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 30 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
11. 11.📜 What is a motion in a debate? (a) the winner’s prize (b) the topic statement (c) the last speech (d) the timekeeper
12. 12.True or false: “offering in mid-speech” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
14. 14.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) add a new point (b) start a story (c) sum up and appeal (d) apologise
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
16. 16.⏱️ A 2-minute speech has 30 seconds for the opening and 30 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
17. 17.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the opposition (b) the judges (c) the audience (d) the proposition
18. 18.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
19. 19.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the audience (b) the chairperson (c) the timekeeper (d) the last speaker
20. 20.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to propose”? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
21. 21.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
22. 22.✋ A speech is 6 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?
23. 23.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
24. 24.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.✋ When can POIs usually NOT be offered? (a) during the main points (b) in the middle minutes (c) in protected minutes
26. 26.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
27. 27.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: bringing the last new arguments of the team? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
28. 28.True or false: “waiting to be accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🕒 A debate slot is 22 minutes. The judges need 10 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
31. 31.True or false: “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 12
33. 33.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 1 with proof or point 2 with proof? (a) point 1 with proof (b) point 2 with proof
34. 34.✋ A speech is 4 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?
35. 35.✋ Good or poor POI habit: mocking the speaker? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
36. 36.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving no brand-new arguments? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
37. 37.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) speak faster (b) finish your sentence (c) start a new point (d) ignore it
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 30 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “This House believes a week has seven days.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) time it in practice (b) write it at the venue (c) skip the ending (d) guess on the day

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