Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 297 · 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: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 28 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
7. 7.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 35 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 35 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice

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