Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 557 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 40 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
18. 18.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
21. 21.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 27 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 32 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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