Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 488 · 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.📝 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?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 26 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 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 30, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 28 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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