Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 932 · 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: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 33 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 29 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
8. 8.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
20. 20.📝 The proposition team scores 256 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
21. 21.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 39 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 31 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 25 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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