Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 931 · 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 style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 220 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 27, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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