Debate Worksheet: Points of Information

Debate lesson 12: Points of information · Set 907 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) asking a short question (c) making a long speech (d) standing up to offer
2. 2.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) arguing when declined (b) shouting from your seat (c) talking before accepted (d) standing up to offer
3. 3.✋ When can POIs usually NOT be offered? (a) in the middle minutes (b) in protected minutes (c) during the main points
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking before accepted (b) saying “On that point” (c) offering a fair point (d) sitting if declined
5. 5.True or false: “making a long speech” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “mocking the speaker” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, briefly, please.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
8. 8.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) arguing when declined (b) talking before accepted (c) mocking the speaker (d) asking a short question
9. 9.✋ Good or poor POI habit: arguing when declined? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
10. 10.True or false: “shouting from your seat” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.✋ Good or poor POI habit: standing up to offer? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) making a long speech (b) asking a short question (c) waiting to be accepted (d) offering in mid-speech
13. 13.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not now, perhaps later.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
14. 14.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering a fair point (b) asking a short question (c) sitting if declined (d) arguing when declined
15. 15.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering in mid-speech? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
16. 16.✋ Good or poor POI habit: offering a fair point? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
17. 17.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “I’ll take that point.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
18. 18.✋ About how long should a POI be? (a) about 15 seconds (b) about 5 minutes (c) the whole speech (d) about 2 minutes
19. 19.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) saying “On that point” (b) mocking the speaker (c) arguing when declined (d) offering nonstop
20. 20.✋ How should a speaker answer an accepted POI? (a) give up the speech (b) briefly, then go on (c) argue for minutes (d) ignore it
21. 21.True or false: “offering in mid-speech” is a poor POI habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Not at this time, thank you.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) making a long speech (c) offering nonstop (d) offering in minute one
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) offering in minute one (b) making a long speech (c) asking off-topic things (d) keeping it to 15 seconds
25. 25.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) mocking the speaker (b) asking a short question (c) offering in mid-speech (d) saying “On that point”
26. 26.True or false: “talking before accepted” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.✋ Good or poor POI habit: saying “On that point”? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a short question (b) arguing when declined (c) keeping it to 15 seconds (d) waiting to be accepted
29. 29.✋ Good or poor POI habit: keeping it to 15 seconds? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
30. 30.✋ Good or poor POI habit: shouting from your seat? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
31. 31.True or false: “arguing when declined” is a poor POI habit. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.✋ Good or poor POI habit: waiting to be accepted? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit
33. 33.✋ What does POI stand for? (a) point of interest (b) pause of input (c) piece of idea (d) point of information
34. 34.True or false: “asking off-topic things” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Go ahead, I am happy to answer.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
36. 36.✋ Good or poor POI habit: asking a short question? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it to 15 seconds (b) saying “On that point” (c) asking off-topic things (d) offering a fair point
38. 38.Which of these is a good POI habit? (a) offering a fair point (b) arguing when declined (c) offering nonstop (d) talking before accepted
39. 39.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) declining a POI (b) accepting a POI
40. 40.✋ Good or poor POI habit: mocking the speaker? (a) a poor POI habit (b) a good POI habit

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