Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 445 · 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) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 37 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 22 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 31 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 33 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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