Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 547 · 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.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 26 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 38 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 30 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 25 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 27 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 31 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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