Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 925 · 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.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 254 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) judges dislike it (d) it is not allowed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) answering opponents
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 27 for style and 60 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 40, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 22 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 38 for style and 91 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 21 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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