Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 239 · 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) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 34 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 28 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
15. 15.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 23 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 38 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 40 for style and 98 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses

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