Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 355 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
5. 5.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 30 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 21 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 21 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 40 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 33 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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