Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 911 · 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.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 3 (b) about 15 (c) about 30
2. 2.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to choose motions (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to judge content (d) to ask questions
3. 3.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
5. 5.🎤 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
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.True or false: “This House believes 2 + 2 = 4.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: stating your side or point 1 with proof? (a) stating your side (b) point 1 with proof
10. 10.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the second proposition speaker speak?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) is against the motion (b) must disprove the motion (c) may test the definition (d) is for the motion
12. 12.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the third proposition speaker speak?
13. 13.🎤 A debate has 2 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
14. 14.True or false: “That is why every school needs a daily sports period.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the loudest team (b) the timekeeper (c) the audience (d) the judges
16. 16.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
17. 17.True or false: “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a long speech (b) waiting to be accepted (c) asking a short question (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
19. 19.🕒 A debate slot is 19 minutes. The judges need 3 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
20. 20.True or false: “My first point is that a sports period keeps us healthy.” is the Evidence (E). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) point of information (b) point of interest (c) piece of idea (d) pause of input
22. 22.True or false: “So, once again, the motion should stand.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This means students who play together learn to cooperate.” (a) evidence (b) explain (c) point (d) link
25. 25.True or false: defining the key words of the motion is a job of the first speaker. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: bringing the last new arguments of the team? (a) the third speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the second speaker
27. 27.True or false: “offering nonstop” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.✋ Good or poor POI habit: arguing when declined? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
29. 29.💬 Polite or impolite? “Only a fool would believe that.” (a) polite (b) impolite
30. 30.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) sit down politely (b) keep talking (c) stay standing (d) argue with them
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “This is one more reason to support the motion.” is the Link (L) back to the motion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ Which side says “I beg to propose”? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
35. 35.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) answers the proposition (b) defines the key words (c) is for the motion (d) says “I beg to propose”
36. 36.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “Thank you, and I beg to propose.” (a) opens a speech (b) closes a speech (c) rebuts a point (d) gives evidence
37. 37.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) is for the motion (b) says “I beg to oppose” (c) defines the key words (d) must prove the motion
38. 38.✋ Good or poor POI habit: saying “On that point”? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 24 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is true of the proposition? (a) must disprove the motion (b) may test the definition (c) answers the proposition (d) says “I beg to propose”

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