Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 345 · 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 of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 40 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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