Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 162 · 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 of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
13. 13.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 40 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
21. 21.📝 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
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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