Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 440 · 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) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 20 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
14. 14.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 33 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 40 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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