Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 280 · 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 25 for content, 39 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) answering opponents
3. 3.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
4. 4.📝 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
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (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 21, 31 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 28 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) good arguments (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) the loudest voice
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) answering opponents (c) good use of time (d) good pace and pauses
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 40 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) confident posture (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
19. 19.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 24 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
22. 22.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good use of time (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
24. 24.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
25. 25.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) answering opponents
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) answering opponents
27. 27.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 21 for style and 69 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 25 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good use of time (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
33. 33.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 243 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 259 marks and the opposition team scores 260 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
40. 40.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True

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