Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 56 · 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) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 30 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
31. 31.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 25 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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