Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 762 · 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: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 35 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
10. 10.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 36 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
28. 28.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 22 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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