Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 735 · 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.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 23 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 27 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 39 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 228 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 37, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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