Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 972 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
2. 2.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 27 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” 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 34 for content, 27 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 37 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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