Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 68 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
10. 10.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 34 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
24. 24.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 33 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 30 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 221 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” 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 21, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 28 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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