Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 420 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (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 31, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 26 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 27 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 24 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 40 for style and 98 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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