Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 887 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 24 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “I must disagree with the previous speaker, because…” (a) rebuts a point (b) opens a speech (c) gives evidence (d) closes a speech
5. 5.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes a year has twelve months.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
6. 6.True or false: “A class survey found 25 of 40 students focus better after games.” is the Evidence (E). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) must prove the motion (b) is for the motion (c) answers the proposition (d) speaks first
8. 8.🕒 What should you do when the final bell rings? (a) start a new point (b) ignore it (c) finish your sentence (d) speak faster
9. 9.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) arguing when declined (b) waiting to be accepted (c) offering in minute one (d) talking before accepted
10. 10.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the timekeeper (b) the last speaker (c) the chairperson (d) the audience
11. 11.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) sitting if declined (b) offering in mid-speech (c) waiting to be accepted (d) asking off-topic things
12. 12.📜 Which words often begin a debate motion? (a) “Breaking news…” (b) “Dear diary…” (c) “Once upon a time…” (d) “This House…”
13. 13.True or false: “keeping it to 15 seconds” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “This House believes a year has twelve months.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⏱️ A 4-minute speech has 45 seconds for the opening and 30 seconds for the ending. The rest is shared equally by 3 points. How many seconds does each point get?
16. 16.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st proposition speaker or the 1st opposition speaker? (a) 1st proposition speaker (b) 1st opposition speaker
17. 17.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
18. 18.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in minute one? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
19. 19.True or false: “I rest my case. Thank you.” closes a speech. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) must disprove the motion (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) may test the definition
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) offering nonstop (c) talking before accepted (d) making a long speech
24. 24.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the second speaker begin?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 37 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Our science textbook tells us that…” (a) closes a speech (b) opens a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) gives evidence
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 3 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the third speaker begin?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.💬 Which line can end an opposition speech? (a) “That’s all, bye.” (b) “Over and out.” (c) “Whatever.” (d) “I beg to oppose.”
31. 31.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: answering the other side’s full case? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
32. 32.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) about 2 minutes (b) the whole speech (c) about 15 seconds (d) about 5 minutes
33. 33.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 6
34. 34.True or false: showing which side won each clash is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “With respect, the last speaker missed an important point.” (a) gives evidence (b) closes a speech (c) opens a speech (d) rebuts a point
36. 36.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) evidence (b) point (c) explain (d) link
37. 37.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 3 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
38. 38.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the timekeeper (b) a speaker (c) the chairperson (d) the audience
39. 39.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) closes a speech (b) gives evidence (c) opens a speech (d) rebuts a point
40. 40.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?

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