Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 964 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 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?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 32 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 36 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” 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 30 for content, 28 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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