Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 350 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 36 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 27 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 35 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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