Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 886 · 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 “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 31 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
5. 5.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 38 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 262 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
15. 15.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 26 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 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
29. 29.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 28 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 20 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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