Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 114 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
19. 19.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 28 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 31 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 40 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence

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