Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 721 · 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.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
9. 9.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 37 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 30 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” 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 32, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 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
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 33 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” 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 32, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 32 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 37 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 21 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence

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