Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 642 · 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 of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
2. 2.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 34 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 30 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 40 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples

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