Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 219 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 31 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 22 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 267 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 267 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 22 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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