Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 993 · 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 “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 25 for content, 24 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 40 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 31 for style and 85 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 32 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
19. 19.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 38 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 38 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
29. 29.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 255 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 208 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 193 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 18. What is the total out of 100?

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