Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 704 · 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.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 37 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 34 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 23 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 268 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
31. 31.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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