Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 284 · 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) good use of time (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) strong evidence
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 29 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
5. 5.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 24 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) fancy clothes (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
13. 13.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 33 for content, 26 for style and 76 in all. How many marks for strategy?
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it shows good strategy (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
17. 17.📝 The proposition team scores 243 marks and the opposition team scores 234 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
18. 18.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
19. 19.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) correct facts (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
24. 24.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 23 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
25. 25.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📝 The proposition team scores 216 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
27. 27.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
28. 28.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) eye contact (d) relevant examples
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 196 marks and the opposition team scores 191 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 27 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 25 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear team plan
34. 34.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 244 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
35. 35.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 23 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
38. 38.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
39. 39.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False

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