Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 844 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 39 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 28 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 24 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
9. 9.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 34 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 20 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
18. 18.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 223 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
31. 31.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
34. 34.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 33 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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