Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 893 · 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: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 211 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 33, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
9. 9.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 32 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 32 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 28 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 22 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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