Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 186 · 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 “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 29 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 25 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 35 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 25 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 31 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact

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