Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 909 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.🏗️ Why preview your points at the start? (a) to hide them (b) to waste time (c) to confuse rivals (d) judges can follow you
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “So a break for play helps the mind get ready to learn.” (a) explain (b) link (c) point (d) evidence
6. 6.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
7. 7.🎤 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 second speaker (c) the third speaker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering nonstop (b) mocking the speaker (c) asking a short question (d) talking before accepted
9. 9.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the last speaker (b) the audience (c) the chairperson (d) the timekeeper
10. 10.📜 Which words often begin a debate motion? (a) “This House…” (b) “Dear diary…” (c) “Once upon a time…” (d) “Breaking news…”
11. 11.True or false: “Respected judges, worthy opponents and dear friends…” rebuts a point. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
13. 13.True or false: “This House believes ice is frozen water.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
15. 15.True or false: “standing up to offer” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Which side is against the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
17. 17.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
18. 18.✋ 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?
19. 19.True or false: “With due respect, the facts show otherwise.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💬 Polite or impolite? “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” (a) polite (b) impolite
21. 21.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) defines the key words (b) is for the motion (c) must disprove the motion (d) must prove the motion
22. 22.🕒 A debate slot is 22 minutes. The judges need 6 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) defines the key words (b) is for the motion (c) says “I beg to propose” (d) says “I beg to oppose”
24. 24.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes the Earth goes round the Sun.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
25. 25.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) offering in minute one (c) asking off-topic things (d) making a long speech
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “On that point” (b) making a long speech (c) offering in mid-speech (d) sitting if declined
27. 27.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) says “I beg to oppose” (b) is against the motion (c) may test the definition (d) defines the key words
28. 28.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would ban homework at weekends.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
29. 29.True or false: “sitting if declined” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “This House believes every school needs a garden.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: showing which side won each clash? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
32. 32.True or false: showing which side won each clash is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.✋ Good or poor POI habit: talking before accepted? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
34. 34.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to ask questions (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to choose motions (d) to judge content
35. 35.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
36. 36.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) nothing at all (b) they get a bonus (c) they can lose marks (d) they win
37. 37.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📜 What is a motion in a debate? (a) the last speech (b) the timekeeper (c) the topic statement (d) the winner’s prize
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) asking off-topic things (c) sitting if declined (d) saying “On that point”

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