Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 277 · 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, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 38 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 21 and 15. 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 25, 38 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 31 for style and 90 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “good pace and pauses” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
8. 8.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the loudest voice (d) the longest speech
9. 9.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
10. 10.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) good pace and pauses (d) strong evidence
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 36, 38 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 28 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 24 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
18. 18.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 40 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 23 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
22. 22.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
25. 25.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 30 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) a clear, steady voice
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 40 and 14. 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 31 for content, 30 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
38. 38.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 34 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 33, 35 and 10. What is the total out of 100?

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