Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 672 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 33 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 38 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 176 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 37 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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