Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 692 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 40 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 35 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 21 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
17. 17.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 22 and 14. 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 31, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 25 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice

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