Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 579 · 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) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 39 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
25. 25.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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