Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 499 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 40 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 40 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 35 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 23 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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