Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 97 · 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: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 31 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 28 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 38 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 169 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 27 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 269 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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