Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 255 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) a clear team plan
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 37 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 36 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
4. 4.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 34 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 20 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) eye contact (c) clear reasoning (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 24 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 24 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 The proposition team scores 213 marks and the opposition team scores 199 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear team plan
22. 22.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 20 for style and 57 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good pace and pauses (c) a clear team plan (d) eye contact
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
30. 30.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 37 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 25 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) confident posture
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 22 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
40. 40.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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