Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 487 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 32 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 29 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 37 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 21 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 35 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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