Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 129 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 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?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 31 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence

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