Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 926 · 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) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 193 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) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 32 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
35. 35.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses

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