Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 73 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
3. 3.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 31 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture

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