Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 760 · 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: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 25 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 33 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 38 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 38 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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