Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 177 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 27 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 22 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 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
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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