Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 504 · 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 27 for content, 36 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 24 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
36. 36.📝 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
37. 37.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 22 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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