Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 867 · 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 “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 31 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
11. 11.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 28 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
31. 31.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 32 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 28 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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