Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 221 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 29 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 32 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 27 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples

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