Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 507 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
7. 7.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 31 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 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?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 37 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 29 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 27 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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