Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 353 · 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) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 37 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 21 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 40 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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