Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 940 · 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) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 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?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 26 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 22 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 27 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 36 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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