Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 11 · 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 of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 25 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates

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