Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 578 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 25 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 34 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 37 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 36 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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