Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 395 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 27 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
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 24, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 11. 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 28 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
27. 27.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 168 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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