Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 318 · 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 of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear team plan (c) relevant examples (d) confident posture
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 21 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) relevant examples
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
7. 7.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
8. 8.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
9. 9.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
12. 12.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 37 for content, 26 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) speed, size, shouting (d) content, style, strategy
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it shows good strategy (c) judges dislike it (d) it wastes time
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.📝 The proposition team scores 204 marks and the opposition team scores 201 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
19. 19.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) eye contact (b) strong evidence (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 30 for style and 66 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 The proposition team scores 252 marks and the opposition team scores 245 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 27 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) a clear, steady voice (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) good use of time
26. 26.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
27. 27.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 24 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) linking with teammates (d) correct facts
29. 29.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 20 for style and 64 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) answering opponents (d) good pace and pauses
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) linking with teammates (c) strong evidence (d) a clear, steady voice
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 33 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
35. 35.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 39 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
37. 37.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 37 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 34 and 11. What is the total out of 100?

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