Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 383 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.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) strong evidence
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 28 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 32 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 39 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice

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