Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 329 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 33 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 270 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
25. 25.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
29. 29.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 36 and 12. 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 35 for content, 30 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates

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