Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 143 · 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 style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 25 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
21. 21.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 35 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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