Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 64 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 34 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
16. 16.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
18. 18.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 35 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 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?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 38 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 34 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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