Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 185 · 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.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 40 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 28 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 23 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 29 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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