Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 680 · 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 “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 37 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 28 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
32. 32.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 218 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 31 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy

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