Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 264 · 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) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 32 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 36 and 11. 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 40 for content, 23 for style and 77 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 shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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