Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 412 · 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) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
2. 2.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 26 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 40 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
21. 21.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
27. 27.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 221 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 28 for content, 34 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice

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