Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 922 · 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) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 26 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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