Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 242 · 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) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
5. 5.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 20 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 39 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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