Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 662 · 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 “good pace and pauses” 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 37, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
5. 5.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 38 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 31 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 37 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
34. 34.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it

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