Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 998 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 166 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 28 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 33 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 269 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture

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