Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 563 · 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, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 39 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
11. 11.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
15. 15.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 32 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 35 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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