Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 168 · 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: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 35 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 25 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 192 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) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 36 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 34 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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