Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 698 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 20 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 26 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
11. 11.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 32 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 23 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
37. 37.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 22 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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