Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 522 · 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 pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 35 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 37 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 20 for style and 51 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 25 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
38. 38.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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