Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 195 · 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 “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 20 and 17. 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 39, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
9. 9.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 32 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 37 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
36. 36.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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