Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 273 · 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.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) linking with teammates (c) eye contact (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) a clear team plan (d) correct facts
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) clear reasoning
11. 11.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) good arguments (d) the longest speech
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 20 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) confident posture (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 27 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear, steady voice (c) linking with teammates (d) clear reasoning
18. 18.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) content, style, strategy (c) jokes, length, volume (d) dress, height, luck
19. 19.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) relevant examples
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 38 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 21 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) eye contact (d) confident posture
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
26. 26.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
30. 30.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
31. 31.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
33. 33.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 23 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 40 for style and 96 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 25 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
39. 39.📝 The proposition team scores 232 marks and the opposition team scores 241 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) eye contact

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