Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 690 · 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) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 34 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 25 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 27 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 27 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts

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