Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 668 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 34 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 40 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 34 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 30 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts

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