Debate Worksheet: Points of Information

Debate lesson 12: Points of information · Set 637 · 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.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Certainly — what is your question?” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
2. 2.True or false: “making a long speech” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
4. 4.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I must decline, thank you.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
5. 5.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering a fair point? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering a fair point (b) sitting if declined (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) offering nonstop
7. 7.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the person asking (d) the speaker
8. 8.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) shouting from your seat (b) mocking the speaker (c) making a long speech (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
9. 9.True or false: “keeping it to 15 seconds” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) standing up to offer (b) waiting to be accepted (c) arguing when declined (d) asking a short question
11. 11.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) sitting if declined (c) making a long speech (d) saying “On that point”
12. 12.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering nonstop? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
13. 13.True or false: “shouting from your seat” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “waiting to be accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.✋ Good or poor POI habit: waiting to be accepted? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
16. 16.✋ Good or poor POI habit: standing up to offer? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering in minute one (b) offering a fair point (c) arguing when declined (d) talking before accepted
18. 18.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
19. 19.✋ Good or poor POI habit: keeping it to 15 seconds? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
20. 20.✋ How should a speaker answer an accepted POI? (a) argue for minutes (b) ignore it (c) briefly, then go on (d) give up the speech
21. 21.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Go ahead, I am happy to answer.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
22. 22.✋ Good or poor POI habit: sitting if declined? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
23. 23.✋ When can POIs usually NOT be offered? (a) in the middle minutes (b) in protected minutes (c) during the main points
24. 24.✋ Good or poor POI habit: making a long speech? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) standing up to offer (c) asking a short question (d) shouting from your seat
26. 26.True or false: “standing up to offer” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “standing up to offer” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) shouting from your seat (b) offering nonstop (c) asking off-topic things (d) offering in mid-speech
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting if declined (b) shouting from your seat (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) asking a short question
30. 30.✋ Good or poor POI habit: talking before accepted? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting if declined (b) making a long speech (c) asking off-topic things (d) shouting from your seat
32. 32.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) asking a short question (c) mocking the speaker (d) saying “On that point”
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking off-topic things (b) waiting to be accepted (c) offering in minute one (d) arguing when declined
34. 34.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in mid-speech? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
35. 35.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) about 15 seconds (b) about 2 minutes (c) about 5 minutes (d) the whole speech
36. 36.✋ Good or poor POI habit: shouting from your seat? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
37. 37.✋ Good or poor POI habit: arguing when declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting if declined (b) waiting to be accepted (c) making a long speech (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
39. 39.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking off-topic things? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
40. 40.True or false: “talking before accepted” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False

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