Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 384 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 40 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
17. 17.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
33. 33.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 36 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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