Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 792 · 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) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” 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 34, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 34 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 28 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 25 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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