Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 799 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 28 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) answering opponents
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
32. 32.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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