Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 832 · 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) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 21 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 34 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 35 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
39. 39.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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