Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 124 · 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 27 for content, 34 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) strong evidence
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
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 “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
13. 13.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 26 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.📝 The proposition team scores 186 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 33 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) linking with teammates
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 23 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 38 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
34. 34.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 28 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 23 for style and 55 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 21 and 19. What is the total out of 100?

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