Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 904 · 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.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
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 “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 29 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 25 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 38 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 24 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
26. 26.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 33 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 27 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
32. 32.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 181 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) correct facts

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