Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 908 · 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 strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 33 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 36 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 39 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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