Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 981 · 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 “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
2. 2.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) it wastes time
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) linking with teammates
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 29 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 31 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
16. 16.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 33 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 27 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” 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 28 for content, 21 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style

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