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Debate Worksheet: Points of Information

Debate lesson 12: Points of information · Set 844 · 40 questions
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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.

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

Answer key

  1. a poor POI habit
  2. accepting a POI
  3. False
  4. declining a POI
  5. asking off-topic things
  6. about 15 seconds
  7. keeping it to 15 seconds
  8. arguing when declined
  9. offering nonstop
  10. offering in mid-speech
  11. a good POI habit
  12. False
  13. True
  14. making a long speech
  15. False
  16. False
  17. making a long speech
  18. point of information
  19. False
  20. sitting if declined
  21. accepting a POI
  22. keeping it to 15 seconds
  23. True
  24. waiting to be accepted
  25. talking before accepted
  26. the speaker
  27. a good POI habit
  28. offering a fair point
  29. declining a POI
  30. offering nonstop
  31. a poor POI habit
  32. shouting from your seat
  33. accepting a POI
  34. a poor POI habit
  35. offering in mid-speech
  36. offering in minute one
  37. True
  38. a good POI habit
  39. a poor POI habit
  40. a good POI habit

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