Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 241 · 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) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 39 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
22. 22.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?

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