Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 253 · 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) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
12. 12.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 38 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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