Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 830 · 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) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
3. 3.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 34 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 37 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 25 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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