Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 17 · 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) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 22 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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