Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 391 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 22 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 34 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan

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