Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 819 · 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.🎤 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
2. 2.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
3. 3.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the third speaker begin?
4. 4.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) pause of input (b) point of interest (c) point of information (d) piece of idea
5. 5.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking off-topic things (b) arguing when declined (c) offering nonstop (d) saying “On that point”
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.✋ 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?
9. 9.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
10. 10.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
11. 11.💬 Polite or impolite? “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” (a) impolite (b) polite
12. 12.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the fourth opposition speaker speak?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 25 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “A class survey found 25 of 40 students focus better after games.” is the Evidence (E). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “So, once again, the motion should stand.” is the Explain (E). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🎤 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?
18. 18.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) guess on the day (b) write it at the venue (c) time it in practice (d) skip the ending
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third opposition speaker speak?
23. 23.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the sixth speaker begin?
24. 24.True or false: “arguing when declined” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.💬 Polite or impolite? “Only a fool would believe that.” (a) polite (b) impolite
26. 26.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) sit down politely (b) argue with them (c) keep talking (d) stay standing
27. 27.🕒 A debate slot is 33 minutes. The judges need 9 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
28. 28.True or false: “Figures from the city water board show…” gives evidence. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎤 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
30. 30.True or false: “This House would ban homework at weekends.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
32. 32.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
33. 33.✋ 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?
34. 34.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
35. 35.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
37. 37.🎤 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
38. 38.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking off-topic things (b) shouting from your seat (c) arguing when declined (d) sitting if declined
39. 39.True or false: “Thank you, and I beg to propose.” closes a speech. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: presenting the team’s first argument is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False

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