Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 113 · 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) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 31 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 25 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 12. 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 22, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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