Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 871 · 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 “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
13. 13.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 23 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 20 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 196 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
26. 26.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 183 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 187 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 38 for content, 35 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 32 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 29 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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