Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 602 · 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 style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 20 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 37 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 38 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 14. 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 26, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 38 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 40 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 37 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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