Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 414 · 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) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 40 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 36 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice

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