Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 582 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 34 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 28 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 27 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents

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