Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 544 · 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 “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 29 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 242 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 34 for content, 38 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 22 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 34 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 27 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 32 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 37 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 32 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 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 23, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 31 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 240 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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