Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 957 · 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.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) strong evidence
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 28 for style and 73 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 36, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 21 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 34 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 212 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 246 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 189 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 22 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 265 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 32 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 32 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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