Starter quiz
- What does the motion of a debate always start with?
- This debate ...
- We believe ...
- This house ... ✓
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- What are the names for the two teams involved in a debate?
- proposition ✓
- positive
- negative
- opposition ✓
- speaker
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- Which team agrees with the motion?
- proposition ✓
- opposition
- audience
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- Which team disagrees with the motion?
- proposition
- opposition ✓
- audience
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- Which role is responsible for keeping order in a debate?
- time keeper
- judges
- audience
- chairperson ✓
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- When would a summary speaker have their turn in a debate?
- at the start of their team's speeches
- after the rest of their team have spoken ✓
- in the middle of their team's speeches
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Exit quiz
- What is an interruption?
- a game
- a loud noise
- the action of stopping something continuing ✓
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- What is an interruption in a debate called?
- a point of interruption
- a point of information ✓
- a point of interrogation
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- When can points of information be made?
- at any time
- during protected time
- during unprotected time ✓
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- Which three of these should be done when making a point of information?
- sit down
- stand up ✓
- put a hand on your heart
- put a hand on your head ✓
- extend one hand out to the speaker ✓
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- How many points of information should a speaker accept during their speech?
- none
- at least one ✓
- more than two
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- How long should a point of information be?
- 10-15 seconds ✓
- 15-20 seconds
- 20-25 seconds
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A point of information is a brief attempted interruption of someone’s speech.
- A point of information is similar to a rebuttal.
Common misconception
Points of information always have to be accepted by the speaker.
If points of information challenges are always accepted, a speech will be completely derailed, they should only accept one or two.
Keywords
Interruption - An interruption is the action of stopping something from continuing.
Rebuttal - A rebuttal point is a counter-argument made against something specific that the opposing team has said.
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