Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 514 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 30 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 29 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 31 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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