Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 702 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
4. 4.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
6. 6.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 40 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 166 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 217 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates

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