Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 734 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
3. 3.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 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
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 22 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 39 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” 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) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 37 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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