Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 193 · 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 team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 39 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 36 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 32 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 34 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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