Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 260 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 21 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
4. 4.📝 The proposition team scores 206 marks and the opposition team scores 218 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 33 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) dress, height, luck (c) jokes, length, volume (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
15. 15.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
17. 17.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the longest speech (c) good arguments (d) the loudest voice
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
20. 20.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
21. 21.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📝 The proposition team scores 224 marks and the opposition team scores 222 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 36 for style and 86 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 30 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 34 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 33 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) good pace and pauses (c) clear reasoning (d) good use of time
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.📝 The proposition team scores 203 marks and the opposition team scores 204 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) confident posture
40. 40.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) strong evidence

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