Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 356 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 39 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 22 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 20 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
36. 36.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact

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