Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 756 · 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 content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 35 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 33 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 27 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates

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