Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 467 · 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) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (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 20, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 21 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 36 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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