Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 181 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 21 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 32 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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