Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 593 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
6. 6.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 21 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 35 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 30 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 24 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
40. 40.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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