Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 285 · 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) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 33 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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