Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 770 · 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) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 38 for style and 96 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 35 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 27 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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