Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 226 · 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 “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 29 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 28 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 26 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 28 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 21 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice

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