Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 142 · 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 28, 32 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the loudest voice
3. 3.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it wastes time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) jokes, length, volume
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 27 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 197 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 191 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
36. 36.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 31 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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