Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 188 · 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) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
5. 5.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 30 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 26 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 37 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 35 and 16. 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 37, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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