Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 169 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 39 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 39 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 31 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 25 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (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, 36 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 40 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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