Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 659 · 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) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 27 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 21 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 36 and 11. 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 24, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?

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