Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 576 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
20. 20.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence

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