Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 585 · 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.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 37 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 36 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 28 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 34 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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