Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 684 · 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 “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 35 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 27 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 35 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
31. 31.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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