Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 516 · 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 “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 189 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 37 for content, 38 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 29 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
40. 40.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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