Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 324 · 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 33, 39 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
2. 2.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) relevant examples
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) a clear team plan (c) linking with teammates (d) a clear, steady voice
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
5. 5.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) a clear team plan (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) answering opponents
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) correct facts (c) relevant examples (d) strong evidence
9. 9.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
11. 11.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) correct facts (b) clear reasoning (c) confident posture (d) answering opponents
12. 12.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear, steady voice (c) eye contact (d) good use of time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
17. 17.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) good use of time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
21. 21.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) judges dislike it (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “confident posture” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) linking with teammates (d) good use of time
25. 25.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
26. 26.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 225 marks and the opposition team scores 228 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) answering opponents (b) confident posture (c) strong evidence (d) clear reasoning
29. 29.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 33 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
30. 30.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 29 for style and 62 in all. How many marks for strategy?
31. 31.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 26 for content, 33 for style and 74 in all. How many marks for strategy?
32. 32.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
33. 33.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
35. 35.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the loudest voice (b) good arguments (c) fancy clothes (d) the longest speech
36. 36.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
37. 37.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
38. 38.True or false: “relevant examples” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) eye contact (c) a clear team plan (d) good use of time
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 38 for style and 89 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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