Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 165 · 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 38 for content, 32 for style and 83 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
3. 3.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 21 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 32 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 195 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 34 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 270 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good pace and pauses (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 25 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 192 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 36 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) jokes, length, volume
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
25. 25.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) a clear, steady voice
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
34. 34.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 178 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 38 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples

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