Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 307 · 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) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 28 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 40 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 234 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) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
35. 35.📝 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?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 11. 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 25 for content, 32 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 20 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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