Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 170 · 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: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
3. 3.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 20 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 30 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 40 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 25 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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