Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 654 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 36 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 22 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 20 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 244 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True

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