Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 201 · 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 “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 26 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 37 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 35 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 31 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 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 39 for content, 20 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 40 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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