Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 155 · 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: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 40 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 28 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 40 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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