Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 634 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 29 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 268 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
7. 7.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 38 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 20 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 24 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 22 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 35 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 215 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 27 for content, 20 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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