Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 75 · 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: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 35 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 37 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
27. 27.📝 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?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 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?
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice

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