Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 218 · 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 “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 31 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 35 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 271 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
33. 33.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) correct facts
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 22 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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