Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 988 · 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) content (c) style
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 38 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 37 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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