Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 693 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 32 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
4. 4.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
8. 8.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
11. 11.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
15. 15.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 31 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 22 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 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?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
37. 37.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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