Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 878 · 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.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 37 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 38 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 36 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 21 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning

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