Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 982 · 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 part of PEEL is this line? “So, once again, the motion should stand.” (a) evidence (b) link (c) point (d) explain
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) asking a short question (c) mocking the speaker (d) sitting if declined
3. 3.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) standing up to offer (b) saying “On that point” (c) asking a short question (d) shouting from your seat
4. 4.🎤 A debate has 3 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
6. 6.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 4 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
7. 7.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📜 Which words often begin a debate motion? (a) “Once upon a time…” (b) “This House…” (c) “Breaking news…” (d) “Dear diary…”
10. 10.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the audience (b) the judges (c) the proposition (d) the opposition
11. 11.🕒 A debate has 8 speakers who speak for 3 minutes each, plus 1 break of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
12. 12.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
13. 13.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the third speaker begin?
14. 14.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “My next point is that sport builds confidence.” (a) evidence (b) point (c) link (d) explain
15. 15.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first proposition speaker speak?
16. 16.True or false: “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” gives evidence. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I respectfully disagree with my opponent.” is a polite debating line. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🕒 A debate has 4 speakers who speak for 4 minutes each, plus 1 break of 1 minute. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
19. 19.✋ A speech is 6 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?
20. 20.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the first opposition speaker speak?
21. 21.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) they can lose marks (b) nothing at all (c) they get a bonus (d) they win
22. 22.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving no brand-new arguments? (a) the second speaker (b) the third speaker (c) the first speaker
23. 23.⏱️ Each of your 3 points takes 50 seconds, and the opening and the ending take 30 seconds each. How many seconds long is the whole speech?
24. 24.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 4 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fourth speaker begin?
25. 25.💬 How do you address the other team politely? (a) “those people” (b) “hey, you there” (c) “you lot” (d) “my worthy opponents”
26. 26.🎤 A debate has 4 speakers on each side. The sides take turns and the proposition starts. In which position does the fourth proposition speaker speak?
27. 27.🕒 A debate slot is 16 minutes. The judges need 4 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
28. 28.🕒 A debate slot is 15 minutes. The judges need 7 minutes at the end, and 4 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
29. 29.True or false: “saying “On that point”” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🏗️ In a 3-point debate speech, which comes first: a closing appeal or point 2 with proof? (a) a closing appeal (b) point 2 with proof
31. 31.True or false: summing up the whole team case is a job of the third speaker. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 120 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
33. 33.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 3rd proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 3rd proposition speaker
34. 34.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) keeping it to 15 seconds (c) standing up to offer (d) offering in minute one
35. 35.True or false: adding fresh evidence for the team’s new points is a job of the first speaker. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🕒 Each speaker in a debate has 2 minutes, and there are no breaks. How many minutes after the start does the fifth speaker begin?
38. 38.🕒 In a junior debate, each of 8 speakers speaks for 90 seconds. How many minutes is that in all?
39. 39.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “This House believes spiders have eight legs.” is a debatable motion. (a) False (b) True

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