Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 234 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 33 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 22 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 39 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 40 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 38 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?

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