Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 640 · 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 “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
7. 7.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
21. 21.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 40 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 272 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 25 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 21 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 26 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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