Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 581 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 26 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 28 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 31 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” 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 28 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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