Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 331 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 24 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 26 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses

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