Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 912 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 28 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 25 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
20. 20.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 28 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 40 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
29. 29.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 34 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 31 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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