Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 543 · 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 “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 37 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 271 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 36 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 37 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 33 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 40 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 23 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 20 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 40 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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