Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 316 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 21 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 25 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
31. 31.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
36. 36.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
39. 39.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning

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