Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 852 · 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.✋ A speech is 5 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?
2. 2.True or false: “sitting if declined” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: carrying on the case the first speaker set up? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) making a long speech (c) asking off-topic things (d) shouting from your seat
5. 5.🎤 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?
6. 6.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
7. 7.True or false: “May I offer a point of information?” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📜 The team that argues against the motion is called… (a) the judges (b) the opposition (c) the proposition (d) the audience
9. 9.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not at this time, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
10. 10.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the audience (b) the loudest team (c) the judges (d) the timekeeper
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) must disprove the motion (c) is against the motion (d) defines the key words
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the audience (b) a speaker (c) the chairperson (d) the timekeeper
14. 14.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in minute one? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
15. 15.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
16. 16.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) making a long speech (b) waiting to be accepted (c) talking before accepted (d) asking off-topic things
17. 17.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) piece of idea (b) pause of input (c) point of interest (d) point of information
18. 18.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) must prove the motion (c) is for the motion (d) may test the definition
19. 19.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 3 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 9
20. 20.True or false: “This House believes a cricket team has eleven players.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes board games beat screen games.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
22. 22.🎤 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?
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third proposition speaker speak?
26. 26.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Go ahead, I am happy to answer.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is for the motion (b) answers the proposition (c) defines the key words (d) speaks first
28. 28.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 80 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 15 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
29. 29.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
30. 30.True or false: “Only a fool would believe that.” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “To sum up, we have shown three clear reasons.” (a) gives evidence (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) opens a speech
32. 32.✋ Good or poor POI habit: mocking the speaker? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
33. 33.True or false: “In our inter-house matches, 60 shy students joined teams and spoke up more.” is the Point (P). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 15 (b) about 3 (c) about 30
35. 35.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
36. 36.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) speaks first (b) must disprove the motion (c) is against the motion (d) answers the proposition
37. 37.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
38. 38.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “I must disagree with the previous speaker, because…” (a) gives evidence (b) rebuts a point (c) closes a speech (d) opens a speech
39. 39.💬 Polite or impolite? “May I offer a point of information?” (a) polite (b) impolite
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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