Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 482 · 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 of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 30 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 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?
36. 36.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples

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