Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 837 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
3. 3.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 251 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 28 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 37 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 26 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 20 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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