Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 449 · 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 239 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 26 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 40 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
18. 18.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 36 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 31 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 23 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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