Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 736 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 29 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 36 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 33 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
22. 22.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 32 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan

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