Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 443 · 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) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
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: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 24 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 33 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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