Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 777 · 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) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
9. 9.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 39 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 32 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 267 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 30 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact

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