Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 20 · 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.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) confident posture
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 25 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 40 for style and 92 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
11. 11.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 22 for style and 54 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 24 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
24. 24.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 32 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) eye contact (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 28 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 202 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 28 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
37. 37.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting

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