Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 366 · 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 “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 36 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
26. 26.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 21 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 23 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 40 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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