Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 676 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 31 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
30. 30.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 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
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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