Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 657 · 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) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
10. 10.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 25 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 18. 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 29, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy

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