Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 859 · 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 “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 32 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 33 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 35 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 242 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 22 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 25 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 21 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 20 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 23 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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