Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 357 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 28 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
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 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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