Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 216 · 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) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 35 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) correct facts (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 21 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
13. 13.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 33 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
17. 17.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 258 marks and the opposition team scores 268 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 32 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
24. 24.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 29 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 216 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 184 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 30 for content, 22 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) dress, height, luck (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
36. 36.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 27 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
39. 39.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 33 and 12. What is the total out of 100?

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