Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 901 · 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: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to ask questions (b) to judge content (c) to keep speeches fair (d) to choose motions
5. 5.🏗️ What should the end of a debate speech do? (a) apologise (b) start a story (c) sum up and appeal (d) add a new point
6. 6.True or false: saying which teammate will cover which point is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Which side may test the definition? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
8. 8.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would give every class a pet.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
9. 9.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) waiting to be accepted (c) sitting if declined (d) arguing when declined
11. 11.✋ Good or poor POI habit: waiting to be accepted? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
12. 12.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
13. 13.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) must prove the motion (b) must disprove the motion (c) is against the motion (d) answers the proposition
14. 14.True or false: “My third point is that play helps us study better.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or stating your side? (a) point 3 with proof (b) stating your side
16. 16.📜 The team that argues against the motion is called… (a) the audience (b) the opposition (c) the judges (d) the proposition
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is for the motion (b) speaks first (c) must prove the motion (d) is against the motion
18. 18.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes right after the Point? (a) evidence (b) link (c) explain
19. 19.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would ban homework at weekends.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
20. 20.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third opposition speaker speak?
21. 21.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) tell a long joke (b) greet judges, opponents (c) start shouting (d) insult the motion
22. 22.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) speaks first (c) defines the key words (d) says “I beg to propose”
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Let me begin by defining the motion.” (a) closes a speech (b) rebuts a point (c) opens a speech (d) gives evidence
26. 26.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
27. 27.True or false: “This House believes summer holidays are too long.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking a short question? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
29. 29.🎤 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
30. 30.True or false: showing which side won each clash is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Which side must disprove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
32. 32.True or false: “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” is the Explain (E). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “waiting to be accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “asking a short question” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.💬 Polite or impolite? “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” (a) impolite (b) polite
37. 37.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
38. 38.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 30 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the second speaker. (a) True (b) False

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