Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 261 · 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.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 27 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 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?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 38 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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