Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 410 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 30 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
13. 13.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 29 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact

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