1、which of the following occasions has a formal debate? a、family argument. b、friends' argument. c、criminal court argument. d、air stewardess and passengers' argument.
2、educational debates benefit students by ______ . a、enhancing the integrity of ideas b、helping them get high scores c、making more friends d、winning honors
3、debaters can become effective citizens because ______ . a、they learn to think calmly b、they learn to speak frankly c、they learn to respond quickly d、they learn to think critically and argue skillfully
4、which of the following is an english debate sponsored by china? a、public forum debate. b、fltrp cup. c、lincoln-douglass debate. d、british parliamentary debate.
5、debate became important in the united states since ____ . a、the country was established b、the beginning of the last century c、civil rights movement d、the presidential campaign was broadcasted on tv
unit 2 testing
1、there are several debate formats. what format is our focus on ? a、ap debate format b、bp debate format c、aa debate format d、wp debate format
2、how do debaters select their positions? a、the positions are decided by the head judge. b、the positions are selected by the debaters in turn. c、the positions are given to debate teams at random. d、the positions are arranged according to the ranking in previous debates.
3、on the government side (og &cg), what are the roles of the four speakers in order? a、construct a case – develop the case – extend the case - conclude b、develop a case –construct the case –extend the case - conclude c、construct a case - extend the case –develop the case - conclude d、extend a case - construct the case –develop the case - conclude
4、all of the following are the roles of the prime minister except ____. a、defining and interpreting the motion b、refuting the leader of opposition c、analyzing the motion d、constructing a case for the proposition side
5、which speaker(s) don’t have to present new arguments? a、the prime minister and the leader of opposition. b、the deputy prime minister and the deputy leader of opposition. c、the member(s). d、the whip(s).
week 8
unit 3 testing
1、what is the basic task for all speakers in a debate? a、proposing new ideas. b、building arguments. c、refuting the other’s ideas. d、/
2、what does the claim in the argument refer to? a、an opinion yet to be proven. b、the supporting materials. c、the logic within the argument. d、/
3、what suggestion does the lecturer give to novice debaters? a、to imply the warrant when it is self-evident. b、to make sure that the warrant is valid. c、to state the warrant explicitly. d、/
4、which argument structure consists of one claim and one piece of evidence? a、simple structure. b、linked structure. c、complex structure. d、/
5、which statement is true about independent argument, but untrue about linked argument? a、all pieces of evidence work together in support of the claim. b、each piece of evidence can support the claim independently. c、two or more pieces of evidence is used to support the claim. d、/
week 9
unit 8 testing
1、how many motion types are there in english debate? a、2 b、3 c、4 d、5
2、what does the lecturer advise debaters to do to better analyze the context of a motion? a、to research on the background of the motion. b、to ask relevant questions. c、to determine the motion type. d、to explain difficult terms.
3、to analyze a value motion, what should be done first? a、to set the context. b、to define the motion . c、to provide evidence. d、to set standards.
4、which of the following should be addressed for analyzing a policy motion? a、the application of the standard. b、the importance of the motion. c、the need to change the current policy. d、the responsibility of the government.
5、which of the following is not necessary for motion analysis? a、justifying the feasibility of the plan. b、defining key terms. c、determining the motion type. d、analyzing the context of the motion
week 10
unit 10 testing
1、whose duty is it to do the proposition case construction? a、opening government. b、opening opposition. c、prime minister. d、leader of opposition.
2、which of the following is not included in constructing a case? a、defining and interpreting the motion. b、specifying government’s position. c、illustrating key arguments for the motion. d、offering rebuttals to the opposition’s arguments.
3、what are the two types of motions you’ll generally encounter in a debate round? a、active and passive motions. b、principle and practical motions. c、policy and value motions. d、fact and opinion motions.
4、which of the following is desirable when defining a debate motion? a、providing dictionary definitions for words or phrases that might not be understood. b、explaining every word so that there will be no misunderstanding. c、narrowing the motion for a more focused debate. d、focusing on issues and arguments in favor of the proposition.
5、which of the following is the most important part of a case？ a、giving a clear criterion you’re using for your position. b、creating arguments to support your position. c、defining the key words in the motion. d、providing sufficient background for the motion.
week 11
unit 11 testing
1、which of the following is not true? a、stance is the position b、arguments provide the evidences to prove the position c、stance can be considered as the main argument. d、there is no need of stance for opposition side.
2、which of the following is not the responsibility of the opposition leader? a、refute the government’s arguments b、develop the opposition stance c、make arguments d、comment on the whole debate from the opposition side.
3、in a seven minute debate, how long should the opposition leader spend on rebuttal? a、1 minute b、2-3 minute c、5 minute d、6-7 minute
4、which of the following is not true for the deputy leader of opposition? a、he/she should develop the stance given by leader of opposition. b、he/she should develop the arguments. c、he/she should rebut following the stance of the leader of opposition. d、he/she should rebut following the stance of the government side.
5、in the following, except from which the opposition side can develop argumentation? a、infeasibilityof the government’s plan b、refutation of the prop’s line by line argument c、the philosophy values of the government should not endorse d、the disadvantages of the opposition’s plan
unit 12 testing
1、who should make the extension in a debate? a、prime minister b、leader of opposition c、member speakers d、whip speakers
2、a good extension in debate should ____________. a、be loyal to one’s upper house b、maintain the same model of others c、challenge the concept of upper house d、be consistent to one’s previous speaker
3、which of the following is one of the methods of extension? a、innovative definition b、further supporting c、case study d、counter model
4、if you want to add a new line to the already mentioned issues like education and safety, you’d better choose the _________. a、example of students b、analysis in economy c、statistics about safety d、consequence of teaching
5、in an extension, we can change the focus of the argument from principle to ___________. a、value b、rules c、causes d、consequence