Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 705 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 33 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 36 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 26 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 23 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
20. 20.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
21. 21.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 35 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 23 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 23 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 35 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture

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