Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 156 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
3. 3.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 25 for style and 81 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 23, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 39 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 28 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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