Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 178 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 39 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 32 for style and 64 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 28 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 30 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
28. 28.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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