Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 953 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
5. 5.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 40 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 174 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 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) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses

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