Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 332 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 34 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 34 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 32 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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