Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 632 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
19. 19.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
21. 21.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 33 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 25 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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