Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 754 · 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) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 199 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 252 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 26 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 23 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 24 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 53 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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