Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 370 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
4. 4.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
21. 21.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 36 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 40 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 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?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 35 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
37. 37.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 267 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents

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