Debate Worksheet: Points of Information

Debate lesson 12: Points of information · Set 609 · 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.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) offering a fair point (c) asking a short question (d) shouting from your seat
2. 2.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering nonstop (b) talking before accepted (c) arguing when declined (d) standing up to offer
3. 3.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
4. 4.True or false: “asking a short question” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting from your seat (b) offering nonstop (c) sitting if declined (d) making a long speech
6. 6.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) about 15 seconds (b) the whole speech (c) about 2 minutes (d) about 5 minutes
7. 7.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering nonstop? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) shouting from your seat (b) asking a short question (c) mocking the speaker (d) arguing when declined
9. 9.✋ Good or poor POI habit: arguing when declined? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
10. 10.✋ How should a speaker answer an accepted POI? (a) give up the speech (b) briefly, then go on (c) ignore it (d) argue for minutes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) making a long speech (c) waiting to be accepted (d) asking a short question
12. 12.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking off-topic things? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
13. 13.True or false: “sitting if declined” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) piece of idea (b) point of interest (c) pause of input (d) point of information
15. 15.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the audience (b) the timekeeper (c) the person asking (d) the speaker
16. 16.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering nonstop (b) mocking the speaker (c) offering in mid-speech (d) making a long speech
17. 17.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not at this time, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
18. 18.✋ Good or poor POI habit: standing up to offer? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing when declined (b) offering a fair point (c) shouting from your seat (d) offering nonstop
20. 20.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
21. 21.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
22. 22.True or false: “talking before accepted” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering nonstop (b) talking before accepted (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) shouting from your seat
24. 24.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering nonstop (b) offering a fair point (c) sitting if declined (d) asking a short question
25. 25.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) shouting from your seat (c) mocking the speaker (d) arguing when declined
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a short question (b) mocking the speaker (c) saying “On that point” (d) offering in mid-speech
27. 27.✋ When can POIs usually NOT be offered? (a) in the middle minutes (b) during the main points (c) in protected minutes
28. 28.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Please sit down; I may take one later.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
29. 29.True or false: “offering in minute one” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) standing up to offer (b) offering a fair point (c) making a long speech (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
31. 31.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) mocking the speaker (b) offering a fair point (c) asking a short question (d) offering in mid-speech
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering nonstop (b) saying “On that point” (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) waiting to be accepted
33. 33.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
34. 34.✋ Good or poor POI habit: keeping it to 15 seconds? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
35. 35.✋ Good or poor POI habit: saying “On that point”? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
36. 36.✋ Good or poor POI habit: making a long speech? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) standing up to offer (b) offering in mid-speech (c) asking off-topic things (d) saying “On that point”
38. 38.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking a short question? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
39. 39.True or false: “saying “On that point”” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering nonstop (b) saying “On that point” (c) arguing when declined (d) mocking the speaker

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