Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 848 · 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 “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 29 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 180 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 26 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 33 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 31 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 34 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 29 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 27 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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