Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 304 · 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: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
17. 17.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 40 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 30 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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