Debate Worksheet: Points of Information

Debate lesson 12: Points of information · Set 466 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Short, polite, at the right time): Offer: stand, say “On that point”, wait to be accepted, ask one short question (about 15 seconds). Not in the protected first and last minute; do not shout, repeat nonstop or argue when declined. As a speaker: accept one or two POIs, answer briefly, then carry on.

1. 1.True or false: “standing up to offer” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the person asking (d) the speaker
3. 3.True or false: “offering a fair point” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering nonstop? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
5. 5.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering nonstop (b) shouting from your seat (c) offering in mid-speech (d) talking before accepted
6. 6.True or false: “mocking the speaker” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “shouting from your seat” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting if declined (b) offering a fair point (c) standing up to offer (d) offering in minute one
10. 10.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in mid-speech? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
11. 11.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
12. 12.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering a fair point? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) making a long speech (c) waiting to be accepted (d) saying “On that point”
14. 14.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Certainly — what is your question?” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
15. 15.✋ How should a speaker answer an accepted POI? (a) give up the speech (b) argue for minutes (c) briefly, then go on (d) ignore it
16. 16.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering a fair point (b) asking a short question (c) mocking the speaker (d) sitting if declined
17. 17.✋ Good or poor POI habit: keeping it to 15 seconds? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) talking before accepted (b) arguing when declined (c) shouting from your seat (d) waiting to be accepted
19. 19.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
20. 20.✋ Good or poor POI habit: arguing when declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) making a long speech (c) arguing when declined (d) talking before accepted
22. 22.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) point of interest (b) piece of idea (c) point of information (d) pause of input
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) sitting if declined (c) making a long speech (d) saying “On that point”
24. 24.✋ What should you do if your POI is declined? (a) argue with them (b) sit down politely (c) stay standing (d) keep talking
25. 25.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking off-topic things? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
26. 26.True or false: “mocking the speaker” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) talking before accepted (c) asking a short question (d) saying “On that point”
28. 28.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
29. 29.True or false: “standing up to offer” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing when declined (b) mocking the speaker (c) offering in mid-speech (d) making a long speech
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing up to offer (b) sitting if declined (c) saying “On that point” (d) shouting from your seat
32. 32.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) standing up to offer (b) shouting from your seat (c) asking off-topic things (d) talking before accepted
33. 33.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering a fair point (b) asking a short question (c) offering in mid-speech (d) shouting from your seat
34. 34.✋ Good or poor POI habit: talking before accepted? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) talking before accepted (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) sitting if declined
36. 36.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) the whole speech (b) about 15 seconds (c) about 2 minutes (d) about 5 minutes
37. 37.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering in minute one (b) offering a fair point (c) asking off-topic things (d) offering nonstop
39. 39.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) sitting if declined (c) offering in minute one (d) asking a short question
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a long speech (b) arguing when declined (c) shouting from your seat (d) saying “On that point”

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