Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 222 · 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) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 35 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 37 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 228 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 24 for content, 20 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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