Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 533 · 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) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 37 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 29 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 37 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 268 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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