Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 852 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 36 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 40 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?

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