Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 44 · 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 “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 28 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 29 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 52 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 36 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
29. 29.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 38 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 20 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed

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