Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 122 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 32 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” 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 36 for content, 22 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 30 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 31 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 The proposition team scores 198 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
23. 23.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 33 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
34. 34.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
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 22 for content, 32 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 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

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