Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 431 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 267 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 30 for style and 63 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 21, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
11. 11.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 31 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 33 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 29 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 35 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 40 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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