Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 749 · 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) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 38 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “strong evidence” 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 40, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
23. 23.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 22 for style and 53 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 33 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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