Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 938 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 23 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
5. 5.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence
15. 15.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 183 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 38 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 27 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 24 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 25 for style and 75 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 32, 37 and 19. 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 37 for content, 40 for style and 96 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 35 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 23 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) eye contact
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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