Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 444 · 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: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
7. 7.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 39 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 25 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 32 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 35 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 37 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 39 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 36 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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