Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 863 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 168 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 35 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
29. 29.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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