Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 163 · 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 mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) good arguments (d) fancy clothes
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
3. 3.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
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 33 for style and 80 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
7. 7.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📝 The proposition team scores 234 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
9. 9.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
11. 11.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
13. 13.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
15. 15.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
19. 19.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
22. 22.📝 The proposition team scores 219 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 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
25. 25.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 231 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 35 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) eye contact
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
36. 36.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 40 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 248 marks and the opposition team scores 247 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 40, 26 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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