Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 125 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 40 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 32 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
14. 14.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 22 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 205 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 24 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 34 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it

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