Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 601 · 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) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 93 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 26 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 28 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 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 27 for content, 23 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” 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 40 for content, 37 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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