Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 656 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 40 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 32 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 22 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 32 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 12. 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 35, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 20 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes

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