Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 159 · 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) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 33 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 20 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 20 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 37 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 22 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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