Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 269 · 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.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 26 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 28 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 22 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume

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