Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 96 · 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.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 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?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
17. 17.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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