Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 21 · 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.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
2. 2.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) confident posture
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 22 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 21 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.📝 The proposition team scores 260 marks and the opposition team scores 268 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 23 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 40 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 25 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) correct facts
20. 20.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
21. 21.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
23. 23.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) correct facts
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) relevant examples (d) correct facts
27. 27.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 31 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 211 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 23 for style and 60 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 36 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 30 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 28 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture

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