Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 233 · 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.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 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
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 36 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 25 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 34 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 21 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 36 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 26 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 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?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
40. 40.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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