Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 969 · 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: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🏗️ How many main points suit a 3-minute debate speech? (a) about 30 (b) about 3 (c) about 15
3. 3.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd proposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd proposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
6. 6.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “This is one more reason to support the motion.” (a) point (b) evidence (c) explain (d) link
7. 7.📜 A good motion must have… (a) no clear meaning (b) one right answer (c) two sides to argue (d) a hidden answer
8. 8.True or false: “sitting if declined” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.💬 What does this line do in a debate speech? “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” (a) gives evidence (b) opens a speech (c) closes a speech (d) rebuts a point
11. 11.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
12. 12.⚖️ Which side answers the proposition? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 31 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
15. 15.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 3 breaks of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
16. 16.True or false: “This House believes summer holidays are too long.” is not debatable — it is a plain fact. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: summing up the whole team case? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
18. 18.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) about 15 seconds (b) the whole speech (c) about 2 minutes (d) about 5 minutes
19. 19.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.💬 Polite or impolite? “Stop talking, you are wrong!” (a) impolite (b) polite
22. 22.🎤 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
23. 23.✋ A speech is 4 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?
24. 24.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) is for the motion (b) may test the definition (c) speaks first (d) defines the key words
25. 25.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: presenting the team’s second and third arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
26. 26.True or false: answering the other side’s full case is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
28. 28.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
30. 30.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: carrying on the case the first speaker set up? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
31. 31.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House believes every school needs a garden.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
32. 32.🏗️ Why preview your points at the start? (a) judges can follow you (b) to waste time (c) to confuse rivals (d) to hide them
33. 33.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking a short question? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
34. 34.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 1st opposition speaker or the 3rd opposition speaker? (a) 1st opposition speaker (b) 3rd opposition speaker
35. 35.⚖️ Which side may test the definition? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
36. 36.True or false: “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” is an impolite debating line. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering nonstop (b) mocking the speaker (c) arguing when declined (d) waiting to be accepted
38. 38.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 2nd proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 2nd proposition speaker
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
40. 40.True or false: “The library’s record shows that…” opens a speech. (a) False (b) True

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