Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 854 · 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: saying which teammate will cover which point? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
2. 2.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering in minute one (b) arguing when declined (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) shouting from your seat
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes ice is frozen water.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) offering nonstop (c) mocking the speaker (d) arguing when declined
6. 6.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering nonstop? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
7. 7.True or false: “Figures from the city water board show…” gives evidence. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.True or false: “Stop talking, you are wrong!” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My third point is that play helps us study better.” (a) explain (b) point (c) evidence (d) link
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: stating your side or previewing 3 points? (a) stating your side (b) previewing 3 points
13. 13.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.✋ 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?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting if declined (b) offering a fair point (c) making a long speech (d) standing up to offer
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) is against the motion (b) speaks first (c) says “I beg to oppose” (d) may test the definition
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
22. 22.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “That is why every school needs a daily sports period.” (a) explain (b) link (c) point (d) evidence
23. 23.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: defining the key words of the motion? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
24. 24.True or false: “Whatever. Next!” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🕒 How should you prepare a timed speech? (a) guess on the day (b) time it in practice (c) write it at the venue (d) skip the ending
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) is for the motion (c) speaks first (d) may test the definition
31. 31.True or false: “offering in mid-speech” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I thank the previous speaker, and I would add…” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) evidence (b) link (c) point (d) explain
34. 34.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) must disprove the motion (b) is against the motion (c) answers the proposition (d) defines the key words
35. 35.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” (a) explain (b) point (c) evidence (d) link
36. 36.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) must disprove the motion (c) may test the definition (d) is for the motion
37. 37.True or false: “You clearly know nothing.” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📜 The team that argues against the motion is called… (a) the proposition (b) the audience (c) the judges (d) the opposition
39. 39.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
40. 40.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True

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