Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 392 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 268 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 33 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 39 and 13. 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 25, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 37 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 40 for content, 35 for style and 85 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.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good use of time

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