Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 184 · 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: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
4. 4.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 35 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 29 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 165 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 23 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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