Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 729 · 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 of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
5. 5.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
17. 17.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 38 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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