DB8 Speech & Debate Academy
Unit Test

Unit 7: Answering the Question Directly

This test checks your ability to diagnose and avoid summary-heavy speeches and stay precisely on the drawn question.

Pass at 80%.

Quick Check
  1. 1. What is a telltale symptom of a summary-heavy point?

  2. 2. True or False?

    "The 'so what?' test asks whether each factual sentence is followed by an explanation of its significance."

  3. 3. What does a predictive 'will' question require?

  4. 4. What does an explanatory 'why' question require?

  5. 5. True or False?

    "It is always worth including a fascinating piece of evidence even if it doesn't directly answer the drawn question."

Answer all 5 to check.