Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 154 · 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.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 20 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 29 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 33 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 204 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 22 for content, 35 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 28 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 69 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 40, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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