Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 501 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
3. 3.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 35 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 30 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 25 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 32 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 31 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) eye contact

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