Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 37 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
9. 9.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
11. 11.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 24 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 30 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 268 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 38 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 38 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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