Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 885 · 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.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 229 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 33 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 29 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
15. 15.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
16. 16.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 20 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 217 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
26. 26.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 30 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 21 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 32 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses

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