Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 437 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
5. 5.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 31 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 26 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) confident posture

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