Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 715 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 33 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 27 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?

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