Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 240 · 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.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 40 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 The proposition team scores 220 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 23 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
14. 14.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
18. 18.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) confident posture (d) strong evidence
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
23. 23.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 192 marks and the opposition team scores 205 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 226 marks and the opposition team scores 223 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 38 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 202 marks and the opposition team scores 194 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
32. 32.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 214 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 22 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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