Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 541 · 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.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
8. 8.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 29 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 30 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 35 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence

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