Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 302 · 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) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
8. 8.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 267 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 39 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 25 for style and 61 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, 20 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 19. 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 33 for content, 40 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 22 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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