Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 949 · 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) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 27 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 32 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 28 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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