Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 694 · 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) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 28 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 20 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 37 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 39 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact

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