Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 730 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
3. 3.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
7. 7.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 182 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 35 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 37 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
34. 34.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 29 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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