Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 937 · 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) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 39 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples

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