Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 466 · 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) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 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?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 40 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 27 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 21 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 28 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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