Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 293 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 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
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 24 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 31 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 165 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 37 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 25 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 26 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 22 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 38 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 181 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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