Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 948 · 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 of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
14. 14.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 201 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, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents

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