Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 713 · 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 “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 169 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 39 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
17. 17.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 39 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
31. 31.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 26 for style and 77 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 39 for content, 24 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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