Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 682 · 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 “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 39 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 22 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 37 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 33 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 35 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 36 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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