Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 923 · 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: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 174 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 31 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 20 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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