Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 879 · 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) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 35 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
17. 17.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 28 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 20 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 209 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 247 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
27. 27.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 36 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
35. 35.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 23 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 236 marks and the opposition team scores 225 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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