Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 160 · 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 of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 39 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 31 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 38 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
32. 32.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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