Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 223 · 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.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 37 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time

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