Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 564 · 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) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 23 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 27 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
23. 23.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
29. 29.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 25 and 18. 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 22, 23 and 16. 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 31 for content, 30 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 30 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan

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