Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 415 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning

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