Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 929 · 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: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 30 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 34 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 34 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 253 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 30 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
38. 38.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning

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