Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 841 · 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) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
2. 2.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 39 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 27 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
9. 9.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 27 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 20 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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