Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 362 · 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 “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 31 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 35 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 22 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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