Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 903 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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