Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 389 · 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.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 25 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 269 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 26 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 38 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 30 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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