Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 532 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
4. 4.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 22 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 53 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 35 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 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?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 39 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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