Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 364 · 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 “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 38 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 38 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 28 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 34 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 38 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 26 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy

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