Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 502 · 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) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 24 and 11. 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 32, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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