Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 627 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 271 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 36 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 26 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 38 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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