Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 997 · 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 “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 33 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) good arguments (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) good pace and pauses
9. 9.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 236 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 27 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 232 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 31 for style and 84 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 22 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 230 marks and the opposition team scores 233 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 38 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 235 marks and the opposition team scores 250 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 The proposition team scores 189 marks and the opposition team scores 186 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?

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