Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 463 · 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 “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 269 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 37 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 23 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 30 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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