Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 966 · 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) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
2. 2.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) standing up to offer (c) sitting if declined (d) arguing when declined
3. 3.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would replace exams with projects.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
5. 5.🎤 Who calls the speakers and keeps order in a debate? (a) the last speaker (b) the audience (c) the chairperson (d) the timekeeper
6. 6.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a short summary or point 1 with proof? (a) a short summary (b) point 1 with proof
7. 7.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 3 with proof or a short summary? (a) point 3 with proof (b) a short summary
8. 8.True or false: giving the team line in one sentence is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 30 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, how many speakers are there in all? (a) 9 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 12
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.True or false: “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) is against the motion (b) is for the motion (c) must prove the motion (d) defines the key words
14. 14.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “Secondly, sport teaches teamwork.” (a) evidence (b) explain (c) link (d) point
15. 15.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes summer holidays are too long.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
16. 16.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: carrying on the case the first speaker set up? (a) the first speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the second speaker
17. 17.🕒 A debate slot is 26 minutes. The judges need 10 minutes at the end, and 8 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
18. 18.True or false: giving no brand-new arguments is a job of the second speaker. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 2 speakers speaks for 60 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
20. 20.✋ A speech is 8 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?
21. 21.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes the Earth goes round the Sun.” (a) debatable (b) not debatable
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking off-topic things (b) saying “On that point” (c) offering in mid-speech (d) sitting if declined
26. 26.True or false: “The library’s record shows that…” gives evidence. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎤 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
28. 28.🎤 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
29. 29.🎤 Who rings a bell when time is nearly up? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) a speaker (d) the chairperson
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
31. 31.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: point 2 with proof or a short summary? (a) point 2 with proof (b) a short summary
32. 32.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
33. 33.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
34. 34.True or false: “Whatever. Next!” is an impolite debating line. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: greeting the judges or stating your side? (a) greeting the judges (b) stating your side
36. 36.💬 Polite or impolite? “That is the silliest idea ever.” (a) impolite (b) polite
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the first speaker (c) the third speaker
39. 39.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd proposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 2nd proposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
40. 40.💬 Polite or impolite? “My worthy opponent has raised a fair question.” (a) polite (b) impolite

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