Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 612 · 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: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 174 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 29 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 32 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 40 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 20 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 28 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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