Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 989 · 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 “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 36 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 27 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 24 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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