Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 648 · 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) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 25 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 32 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 37 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 39 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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