Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 915 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 24 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 34 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 259 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.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) confident posture
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 239 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 189 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 37, 36 and 16. 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 25, 32 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 32 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact

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