Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 686 · 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 “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 37 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
20. 20.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 22 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 30 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 24 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 31 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 37 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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