Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 140 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 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
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 25 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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