Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 765 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 30 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 28 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 22 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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