Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 342 · 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 style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) good pace and pauses
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 24 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) relevant examples (b) clear reasoning (c) strong evidence (d) a clear team plan
5. 5.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) the longest speech (b) the loudest voice (c) fancy clothes (d) good arguments
6. 6.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) confident posture
7. 7.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
8. 8.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 23 for content, 24 for style and 67 in all. How many marks for strategy?
9. 9.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
10. 10.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) speed, size, shouting (c) dress, height, luck (d) content, style, strategy
11. 11.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
12. 12.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
13. 13.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 33 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
14. 14.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) strong evidence (b) good use of time (c) eye contact (d) a clear, steady voice
15. 15.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 32 for content, 27 for style and 78 in all. How many marks for strategy?
16. 16.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) answering opponents (c) correct facts (d) good use of time
18. 18.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) confident posture (c) linking with teammates (d) strong evidence
20. 20.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 30 for content, 31 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 32 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 22 and 17. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 23, 30 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
24. 24.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 23 and 10. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 The proposition team scores 188 marks and the opposition team scores 173 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
28. 28.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 242 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
30. 30.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) good pace and pauses (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) a clear team plan
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) relevant examples (c) a clear, steady voice (d) strong evidence
32. 32.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
33. 33.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 29 for style and 72 in all. How many marks for strategy?
34. 34.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 38 for content, 32 for style and 88 in all. How many marks for strategy?
35. 35.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 27, 24 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
38. 38.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) correct facts
40. 40.📝 Under which judging area is “linking with teammates” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content

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