Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 558 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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