Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 200 · 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 content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 34 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
4. 4.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) linking with teammates
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it shows good strategy (c) it wastes time (d) it is not allowed
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
20. 20.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 26 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 190 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
33. 33.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 221 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 245 marks and the opposition team scores 237 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 22 and 14. What is the total out of 100?

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