Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 301 · 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: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📝 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) good use of time (d) strong evidence
4. 4.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) relevant examples (b) eye contact (c) good use of time (d) correct facts
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 29 for content, 39 for style and 87 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
10. 10.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) linking with teammates (c) good use of time (d) confident posture
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 227 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
14. 14.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 23 for style and 65 in all. How many marks for strategy?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
16. 16.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 30 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
17. 17.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) good arguments (c) the loudest voice (d) fancy clothes
18. 18.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 23 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
19. 19.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 31 for content, 40 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 27 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
22. 22.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
23. 23.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
25. 25.📝 The proposition team scores 215 marks and the opposition team scores 207 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 30 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) correct facts
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 30, 32 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 31 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
33. 33.True or false: “a clear, steady voice” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear team plan (b) clear reasoning (c) answering opponents (d) linking with teammates
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) good pace and pauses
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
38. 38.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) relevant examples
39. 39.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?

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