Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 992 · 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 “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 30 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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