Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 358 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
3. 3.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 33 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 30 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice

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