Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 814 · 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) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
3. 3.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 29 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture

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