Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 771 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 38 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 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
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 264 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 37 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 29 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 26 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy

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