Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 270 · 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.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 33 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
5. 5.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) relevant examples (b) a clear, steady voice (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 35 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) strong evidence (d) answering opponents
12. 12.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
15. 15.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
19. 19.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) judges dislike it (c) it wastes time (d) it shows good strategy
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear team plan (d) answering opponents
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 61 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 21 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
28. 28.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
30. 30.📝 The proposition team scores 193 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
31. 31.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 35 for style and 81 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 30, 22 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
36. 36.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 39 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) relevant examples
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 59 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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