Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 475 · 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: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 27 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 22 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 39 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 39 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 38 and 11. 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, 40 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 39 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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