Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 319 · 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: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
14. 14.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 29 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 27 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 32 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?

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