Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 766 · 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) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
4. 4.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
7. 7.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 30 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 214 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 33 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 20 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
36. 36.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 29 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture

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