Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 995 · 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.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 27 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 36 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 35 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 31 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 22 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 26 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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