Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 210 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
5. 5.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
8. 8.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 29 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 36 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
13. 13.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 266 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 33 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 37 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 31 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
24. 24.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
29. 29.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 35 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 36 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) eye contact (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 34 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 39 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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