Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 148 · 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) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 32 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 34 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 53 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 34 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses

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