Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 31 · 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.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 39 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
3. 3.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed
5. 5.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 22 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
6. 6.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) answering opponents (c) a clear, steady voice (d) correct facts
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear, steady voice (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
10. 10.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good pace and pauses
13. 13.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
14. 14.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) relevant examples (c) answering opponents (d) a clear team plan
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 24 for content, 32 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 39 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 30 for style and 68 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
21. 21.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 35 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) good use of time (d) clear reasoning
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 263 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 20 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
30. 30.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 38, 32 and 14. What is the total out of 100?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear team plan
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 208 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 36 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 212 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) strong evidence (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) correct facts (c) answering opponents (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False

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