Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 714 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
13. 13.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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