Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 167 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 29 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
7. 7.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 39 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 39 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice

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