Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 902 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 34 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 21 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 20 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 31 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
40. 40.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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