Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 476 · 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 of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 32 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 33 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 21 for style and 52 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
36. 36.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 21 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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