Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 132 · 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.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
3. 3.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 28 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 39 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 28 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 39 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 40 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) confident posture

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