Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 967 · 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 225 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 31 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 39 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 24 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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