Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 651 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 28 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.📝 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?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 24 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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