Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 336 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
5. 5.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
21. 21.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 228 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 35 for content, 28 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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