Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 767 · 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 of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 36 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 36 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 26 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 34 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 26 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 257 marks and the opposition team scores 256 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
34. 34.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 26 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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