Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 731 · 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 36 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
11. 11.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
18. 18.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
20. 20.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 28 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 33 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 25 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 22 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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