Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 519 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 34 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 33 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
36. 36.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
37. 37.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 34 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples

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