Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 375 · 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) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 32 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 39 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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