Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 636 · 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) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 29 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 26 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?

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