Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 315 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 40 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 38 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 31 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content

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