Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 376 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 34 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 22 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 32 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 33 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 34 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 33 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 39 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 22 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 31 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time

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