Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 824 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
11. 11.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 20 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
36. 36.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 26 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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