Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 768 · 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) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 28 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 179 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 23 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 35 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 30 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 250 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 15. 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 29, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 269 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact

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