Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 294 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 25 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 36 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 20 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence

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