Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 977 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 238 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
9. 9.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 22 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 39 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 213 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 21 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) eye contact
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
26. 26.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
27. 27.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 27 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 208 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 30 for content, 22 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 36 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 231 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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