Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 834 · 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 “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
8. 8.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 37 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 23 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
20. 20.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 34 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 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?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 40 and 13. 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 38 for content, 33 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan

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