Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 788 · 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: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 37 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 29 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 21 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 37 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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