Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 66 · 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 “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 37 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 26 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 33 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 36 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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