Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 556 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 37 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
7. 7.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 25 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 256 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 20 for content, 25 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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