Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 344 · 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.📝 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
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 34 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 23 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 203 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
26. 26.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 38 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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