Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 955 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 34 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
5. 5.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 32 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 37 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 37 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 40 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 20 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 32 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
21. 21.📝 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
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 170 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 195 marks and the opposition team scores 210 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 219 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 40 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 29 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 246 marks and the opposition team scores 240 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False

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