Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 524 · 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) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 35 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 21 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 28 for style and 67 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 36, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 22 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 35 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts

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