Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 335 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 27 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 33 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 38 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
31. 31.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 32 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?

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