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Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 458 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
  2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
  6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
  7. 7.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
  10. 10.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
  12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
  14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
  16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
  18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
  19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
  20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
  21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
  22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 25 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
  23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
  24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
  25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
  26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
  27. 27.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
  30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
  31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
  32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
  34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
  35. 35.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
  38. 38.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts

Answer key

  1. linking with teammates
  2. 12
  3. 80
  4. a clear, steady voice
  5. eye contact
  6. 16
  7. True
  8. False
  9. relevant examples
  10. True
  11. good pace and pauses
  12. 12
  13. 60
  14. 7
  15. 13
  16. 6
  17. strategy
  18. relevant examples
  19. a clear, steady voice
  20. content
  21. a clear team plan
  22. 15
  23. content
  24. style
  25. good arguments
  26. 14
  27. False
  28. good use of time
  29. good pace and pauses
  30. strategy
  31. good use of time
  32. True
  33. style
  34. style
  35. False
  36. False
  37. style
  38. True
  39. strategy
  40. correct facts

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