Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 710 · 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 “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (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, 29 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
22. 22.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 31 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 21 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 40 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 40 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 28 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 40 for style and 99 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples

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