Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 368 · 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.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
2. 2.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 27 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
3. 3.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
4. 4.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Under which judging area is “correct facts” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
7. 7.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) good pace and pauses (c) correct facts (d) clear reasoning
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) answering opponents (c) a clear team plan (d) clear reasoning
10. 10.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 40, 22 and 11. What is the total out of 100?
12. 12.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) linking with teammates (c) confident posture (d) relevant examples
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear team plan” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) eye contact (c) good pace and pauses (d) relevant examples
16. 16.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 40 for content, 26 for style and 77 in all. How many marks for strategy?
17. 17.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
18. 18.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
19. 19.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) good use of time (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
22. 22.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
23. 23.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) content, style, strategy (b) jokes, length, volume (c) dress, height, luck (d) speed, size, shouting
24. 24.📝 The proposition team scores 194 marks and the opposition team scores 184 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
25. 25.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) linking with teammates (b) relevant examples (c) correct facts (d) good pace and pauses
26. 26.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 34 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
27. 27.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 39 for content, 24 for style and 75 in all. How many marks for strategy?
28. 28.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 28 for content, 32 for style and 71 in all. How many marks for strategy?
29. 29.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) strong evidence (b) correct facts (c) eye contact (d) clear reasoning
32. 32.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it is not allowed (d) it shows good strategy
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
34. 34.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 The proposition team scores 182 marks and the opposition team scores 174 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
36. 36.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 27 for content, 33 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
37. 37.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 34, 40 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
39. 39.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 24, 31 and 17. What is the total out of 100?

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