Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 52 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 32 for style and 73 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 29, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
7. 7.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 31 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 39 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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