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Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 227 · 40 questions
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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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
  5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
  10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
  11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
  14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
  16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
  17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
  18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
  20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
  22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
  26. 26.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
  28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  29. 29.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
  31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
  34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
  35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
  36. 36.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
  38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
  40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. True
  3. content
  4. eye contact
  5. False
  6. False
  7. 13
  8. False
  9. style
  10. strategy
  11. 7
  12. False
  13. strategy
  14. strategy
  15. clear reasoning
  16. good pace and pauses
  17. 69
  18. True
  19. strategy
  20. True
  21. content, style, strategy
  22. False
  23. True
  24. 5
  25. style
  26. False
  27. linking with teammates
  28. 7
  29. False
  30. relevant examples
  31. 6
  32. False
  33. relevant examples
  34. a clear team plan
  35. 11
  36. False
  37. 71
  38. content
  39. confident posture
  40. it shows good strategy

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