Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 670 · 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 “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 29 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
12. 12.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 25 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 20 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 32 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 27 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
36. 36.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 40 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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