Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 71 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 36 for style and 82 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 27, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 27 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 26 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture

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