Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 990 · 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) strategy (b) content (c) style
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 34 for style and 70 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 22, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 23 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
5. 5.📝 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
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 36 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 28 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
15. 15.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
19. 19.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 21 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 235 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 36 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 249 marks and the opposition team scores 258 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
33. 33.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) correct facts (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 25 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) fancy clothes
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 40 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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