Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 631 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 29 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 32 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 38 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 21 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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