Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 916 · 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 of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 25 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 30 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 31 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 27 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 247 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 35 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 241 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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