Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 603 · 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) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
9. 9.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 27 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 31 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 26 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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