Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 29 · 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 “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 37 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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