Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 921 · 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.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 25 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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