Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 776 · 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) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
16. 16.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 23 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 36 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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