Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 236 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 30 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 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
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 191 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 35 for content, 29 for style and 75 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 25, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 35 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 27 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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