Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 50 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 169 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
25. 25.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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