Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 134 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
2. 2.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 21 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 25 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 38 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 35 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 37 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 29 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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