Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 629 · 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) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 25 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 35 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 209 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 37 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
26. 26.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 36 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses

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