Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 198 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 37 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
24. 24.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 190 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 29 for content, 21 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 25 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice

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