Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 555 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 26 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 38 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 29 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
27. 27.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 25 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?

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