Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 311 · 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: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
3. 3.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) a clear, steady voice (d) answering opponents
4. 4.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) the longest speech (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
5. 5.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 20 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
6. 6.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 31, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
7. 7.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) a clear, steady voice (d) linking with teammates
9. 9.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) a clear, steady voice (c) strong evidence (d) correct facts
10. 10.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
11. 11.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) speed, size, shouting (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
12. 12.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 26 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 35 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 23 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
20. 20.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
21. 21.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
22. 22.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 21 for style and 58 in all. How many marks for strategy?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
26. 26.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) confident posture (d) eye contact
27. 27.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 24 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
29. 29.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) confident posture
31. 31.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 30 for style and 81 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 38 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
35. 35.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 35 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
37. 37.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) clear reasoning (b) confident posture (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) correct facts (d) a clear, steady voice
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) clear reasoning
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) strong evidence (d) relevant examples

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