Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 262 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
2. 2.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) strong evidence (d) good use of time
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 40 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) speed, size, shouting (c) content, style, strategy (d) jokes, length, volume
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
12. 12.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
15. 15.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
17. 17.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 20 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
20. 20.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it shows good strategy (c) it is not allowed (d) judges dislike it
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 21 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
28. 28.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 36 for content, 40 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
31. 31.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 197 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 26 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 200 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 207 marks and the opposition team scores 198 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 255 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) clear reasoning (d) eye contact

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