Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 422 · 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.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 40 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 27 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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