Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 951 · 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.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 187 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) speed, size, shouting
12. 12.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 233 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
18. 18.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 251 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
24. 24.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 37 and 20. 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 34, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 27 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence

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