Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 828 · 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 a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd proposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 2nd proposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
2. 2.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) skip the ending (b) time it in practice (c) write it at the venue (d) guess on the day
3. 3.🏗️ 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
4. 4.💬 How do you address the other team politely? (a) “hey, you there” (b) “my worthy opponents” (c) “those people” (d) “you lot”
5. 5.✋ 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?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering nonstop (b) offering in minute one (c) making a long speech (d) offering in mid-speech
8. 8.📜 What is a motion in a debate? (a) the topic statement (b) the winner’s prize (c) the last speech (d) the timekeeper
9. 9.True or false: “This means students who play together learn to cooperate.” is the Explain (E). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes summer holidays are too long.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
11. 11.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
12. 12.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) evidence (b) link (c) point
13. 13.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the speaker (d) the person asking
14. 14.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
15. 15.True or false: “asking a short question” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “This is one more reason to support the motion.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “The library’s record shows that…” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “In our inter-house matches, 60 shy students joined teams and spoke up more.” (a) point (b) explain (c) evidence (d) link
20. 20.True or false: “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” is the Point (P). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 40 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
22. 22.⚖️ Which side is for the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
23. 23.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
25. 25.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
26. 26.True or false: “This House believes a triangle has three sides.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) start a story (b) apologise (c) add a new point (d) sum up and appeal
28. 28.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the chairperson (c) the audience (d) the last speaker
29. 29.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) nothing at all (b) they win (c) they can lose marks (d) they get a bonus
30. 30.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) defines the key words (b) is for the motion (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) says “I beg to propose”
32. 32.💬 Polite or impolite? “Only a fool would believe that.” (a) impolite (b) polite
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.💬 Polite or impolite? “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” (a) impolite (b) polite
35. 35.True or false: showing which side won each clash is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
37. 37.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 1 with proof or point 3 with proof? (a) point 1 with proof (b) point 3 with proof
38. 38.🏗️ Why preview your points at the start? (a) to hide them (b) judges can follow you (c) to confuse rivals (d) to waste time
39. 39.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to propose”? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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