Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 373 · 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) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 33 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 36 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 28 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 21 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 31 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning

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