Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 839 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 39 for style and 94 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 171 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 29 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 237 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 38 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 33 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
40. 40.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True

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