Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 963 · 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 “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
3. 3.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 31 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 29 for style and 72 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 36 for content, 34 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
10. 10.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
11. 11.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
14. 14.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 33 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 36 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
26. 26.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 29 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 23 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning

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