Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 22 · 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) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 22 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 36 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
38. 38.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 37 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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