Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 687 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 28 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 229 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 38 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 26 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence

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