Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 825 · 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.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
10. 10.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 210 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 40 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 37 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 40 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 37 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 37 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
34. 34.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact

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