Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 363 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 38 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 27 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 40 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 21 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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