Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 387 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 20 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 38 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 39 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
39. 39.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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