Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 996 · 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 “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 20 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) linking with teammates
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
24. 24.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 220 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 27 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) confident posture (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 172 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 21 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 211 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style

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