Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 605 · 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) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 39 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 32 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 38 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 36 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 248 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 22 for content, 21 for style and 54 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 35, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 21 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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