Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 237 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 32 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 22 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 32 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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