Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 900 · 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: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 36 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 26 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 30 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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