Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 828 · 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 of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 39 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 32 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 22 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 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
21. 21.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 24 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 37 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 35 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 26 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 38 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 40 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 28 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 239 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses

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