Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 985 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 26 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
21. 21.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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