Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 427 · 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: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 28 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 27 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 32 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 27 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 35 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 81 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 24 for content, 32 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts

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