Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 230 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” 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 36, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 30 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 33 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
33. 33.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 39 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 37 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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