Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 190 · 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 “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 39 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 39 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
14. 14.📝 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
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 34 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 267 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (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 25, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 35 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 32 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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