Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 139 · 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: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 21 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
16. 16.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 25 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 30 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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