Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 968 · 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 181 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
3. 3.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 28 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 28 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
29. 29.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 52 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice

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