Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 135 · 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) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 27 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 27 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 28 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 20 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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