Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 91 · 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 of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
12. 12.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 240 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 36 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 35 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 21 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) confident posture

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