Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 49 · 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 26 for content, 34 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 29 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 34 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
14. 14.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 35 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
30. 30.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 37 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 25 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?

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