Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 958 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 22 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 34 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 37 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 23 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 30 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 24 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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