Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 244 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
10. 10.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 27 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 19. 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 20, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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