Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 802 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 34 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 24 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 35 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
14. 14.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
17. 17.📝 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
18. 18.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 20 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 25 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 228 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 26 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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