Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 27 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 25 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 32 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
25. 25.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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