Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 489 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 27 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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