Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 246 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 34 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 38 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 31 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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