Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 57 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 27 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
22. 22.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
30. 30.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 38 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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