Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 512 · 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 “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 35 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 32 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 27 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 25 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
27. 27.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 36 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 31 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence

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