Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 822 · 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 of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 24 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 29 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 22 for style and 52 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 37 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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