Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 816 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: carrying on the case the first speaker set up is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the timekeeper (b) a speaker (c) the audience (d) the chairperson
5. 5.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not now, perhaps later.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
6. 6.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to keep speeches fair (b) to ask questions (c) to judge content (d) to choose motions
7. 7.📜 A good motion must have… (a) no clear meaning (b) a hidden answer (c) two sides to argue (d) one right answer
8. 8.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) must disprove the motion (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) defines the key words (d) may test the definition
9. 9.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: showing which side won each clash? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
10. 10.✋ 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?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Let me begin by defining the motion.” (a) closes a speech (b) gives evidence (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
13. 13.True or false: “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” is the Evidence (E). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) must prove the motion (c) must disprove the motion (d) answers the proposition
15. 15.True or false: carrying on the case the first speaker set up is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
17. 17.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fourth speaker begin?
18. 18.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in minute one (b) asking a short question (c) standing up to offer (d) offering a fair point
20. 20.🎤 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
21. 21.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 30 (b) about 3 (c) about 15
22. 22.⚖️ Which side defines the key words? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
23. 23.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a short summary or a closing appeal? (a) a short summary (b) a closing appeal
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.True or false: “This House would ban homework at weekends.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering a fair point? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
28. 28.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 1 break of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
29. 29.True or false: “I thank the previous speaker, and I would add…” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Certainly — what is your question?” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
32. 32.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
33. 33.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) mocking the speaker (b) sitting if declined (c) arguing when declined (d) shouting from your seat
34. 34.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a short summary or point 2 with proof? (a) a short summary (b) point 2 with proof
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the fourth proposition speaker speak?
37. 37.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or a short summary? (a) point 3 with proof (b) a short summary
38. 38.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 2 with proof or greeting the judges? (a) point 2 with proof (b) greeting the judges
39. 39.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) shouting from your seat (c) standing up to offer (d) sitting if declined
40. 40.True or false: “saying “On that point”” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True

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