Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 108 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 33 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 38 and 18. What is the total out of 100?

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