Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 58 · 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: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 29 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 39 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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