Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 287 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 14. 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 34 for content, 29 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 38 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 31 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 39 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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