Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 976 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 24 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 169 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
22. 22.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 32 for style and 69 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 34, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 31 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 24 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
35. 35.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?

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