Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 769 · 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) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 40 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 185 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 28 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.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
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 28 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 23 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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