Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 250 · 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.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) dress, height, luck
2. 2.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) good arguments
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) a clear, steady voice
6. 6.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) it wastes time (d) judges dislike it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
9. 9.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 36 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) confident posture
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 39 for style and 73 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 184 marks and the opposition team scores 175 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
25. 25.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) good use of time
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
29. 29.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 23 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 40 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 33 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 39 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 26 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 187 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact

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