Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 851 · 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) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
2. 2.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 34 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 29 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 261 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 40 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
23. 23.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 27 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 40 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 26 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) confident posture

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