Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 986 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 27 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
27. 27.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) confident posture

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