Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 890 · 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.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) sitting if declined (c) making a long speech (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
3. 3.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking a short question? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
4. 4.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 23 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
10. 10.🏗️ Why preview your points at the start? (a) to hide them (b) to waste time (c) judges can follow you (d) to confuse rivals
11. 11.💬 Polite or impolite? “I thank the previous speaker, and I would add…” (a) polite (b) impolite
12. 12.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) about 15 seconds (b) about 2 minutes (c) the whole speech (d) about 5 minutes
13. 13.True or false: “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “A class survey found 25 of 40 students focus better after games.” is the Evidence (E). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
16. 16.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) keeping it to 15 seconds (c) offering in minute one (d) standing up to offer
17. 17.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s second and third arguments? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
18. 18.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 2 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not now, perhaps later.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
21. 21.True or false: “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) standing up to offer (b) making a long speech (c) offering in mid-speech (d) sitting if declined
24. 24.True or false: “This House would ban homework at weekends.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Respected judges, worthy opponents and dear friends…” (a) rebuts a point (b) closes a speech (c) gives evidence (d) opens a speech
26. 26.True or false: “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “The library’s record shows that…” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) keep talking (b) stay standing (c) argue with them (d) sit down politely
29. 29.True or false: “This House believes board games beat screen games.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🕒 A debate slot is 41 minutes. The judges need 9 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
31. 31.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes last? (a) point (b) link (c) evidence
32. 32.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 6 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
33. 33.💬 Polite or impolite? “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” (a) polite (b) impolite
34. 34.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) making a long speech (b) offering a fair point (c) arguing when declined (d) talking before accepted
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second opposition speaker speak?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting if declined (b) asking a short question (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) offering in minute one
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes board games beat screen games.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable

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