Debate Worksheet: Points of Information

Debate lesson 12: Points of information · Set 687 · 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.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in mid-speech? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
2. 2.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Go ahead, I am happy to answer.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
3. 3.✋ Good or poor POI habit: making a long speech? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a short question (b) waiting to be accepted (c) talking before accepted (d) standing up to offer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking before accepted (b) arguing when declined (c) shouting from your seat (d) asking a short question
6. 6.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking off-topic things (b) shouting from your seat (c) offering in minute one (d) offering a fair point
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) offering in minute one (c) shouting from your seat (d) making a long speech
8. 8.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
9. 9.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Please sit down; I may take one later.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
10. 10.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
11. 11.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering nonstop? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying “On that point” (b) talking before accepted (c) offering in minute one (d) making a long speech
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting from your seat (b) talking before accepted (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) offering nonstop
14. 14.True or false: “offering nonstop” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
16. 16.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “No, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
17. 17.True or false: “waiting to be accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✋ Good or poor POI habit: waiting to be accepted? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
19. 19.✋ How should a speaker answer an accepted POI? (a) briefly, then go on (b) argue for minutes (c) give up the speech (d) ignore it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a short question (b) sitting if declined (c) offering a fair point (d) arguing when declined
21. 21.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) point of interest (b) pause of input (c) piece of idea (d) point of information
22. 22.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering a fair point? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
23. 23.✋ Who decides whether to take a POI? (a) the audience (b) the person asking (c) the timekeeper (d) the speaker
24. 24.True or false: “making a long speech” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing when declined (b) mocking the speaker (c) making a long speech (d) waiting to be accepted
26. 26.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering a fair point (b) keeping it to 15 seconds (c) mocking the speaker (d) standing up to offer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) asking off-topic things (c) waiting to be accepted (d) offering a fair point
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in minute one (b) offering a fair point (c) making a long speech (d) offering nonstop
29. 29.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) standing up to offer (c) offering a fair point (d) shouting from your seat
30. 30.True or false: “arguing when declined” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) mocking the speaker (b) making a long speech (c) talking before accepted (d) saying “On that point”
32. 32.✋ Good or poor POI habit: saying “On that point”? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
33. 33.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) about 2 minutes (b) about 15 seconds (c) the whole speech (d) about 5 minutes
34. 34.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) asking a short question (b) offering in minute one (c) asking off-topic things (d) arguing when declined
35. 35.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not at this time, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
36. 36.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) waiting to be accepted (b) offering in minute one (c) asking off-topic things (d) making a long speech
37. 37.✋ When can POIs usually NOT be offered? (a) during the main points (b) in protected minutes (c) in the middle minutes
38. 38.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not now, perhaps later.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
39. 39.True or false: “offering in minute one” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) sitting if declined (b) standing up to offer (c) making a long speech (d) waiting to be accepted

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