Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 747 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 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
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 168 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 27 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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