Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 856 · 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.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 27 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
5. 5.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 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
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
19. 19.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
21. 21.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 248 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 230 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 180 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 40 for style and 95 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 25 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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