Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 104 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) strong evidence
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
7. 7.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
16. 16.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 29 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 29 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 185 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 28 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 38 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 34 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan

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