Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 39 · 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 strategy (how you plan)? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) strong evidence (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
2. 2.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📝 The proposition team scores 227 marks and the opposition team scores 224 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
4. 4.True or false: “strong evidence” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📝 Under which judging area is “answering opponents” marked? (a) content (b) strategy (c) style
6. 6.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) correct facts (b) eye contact (c) a clear, steady voice (d) good use of time
7. 7.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 20 for style and 56 in all. How many marks for strategy?
8. 8.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 32, 26 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) strong evidence (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear, steady voice
10. 10.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) correct facts (b) a clear team plan (c) clear reasoning (d) a clear, steady voice
12. 12.📝 The proposition team scores 254 marks and the opposition team scores 257 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
13. 13.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) good pace and pauses (c) answering opponents (d) correct facts
15. 15.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) dress, height, luck (b) jokes, length, volume (c) content, style, strategy (d) speed, size, shouting
16. 16.True or false: “good use of time” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 28, 39 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
18. 18.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 22 for content, 28 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?
20. 20.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 39 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 37, 25 and 11. 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 22, 21 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.📝 Under which judging area is “good use of time” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
24. 24.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 20 for content, 33 for style and 63 in all. How many marks for strategy?
25. 25.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📝 Under which judging area is “relevant examples” marked? (a) strategy (b) style (c) content
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good pace and pauses (b) confident posture (c) a clear, steady voice (d) a clear team plan
28. 28.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
29. 29.True or false: “a clear team plan” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) strong evidence (b) a clear team plan (c) eye contact (d) linking with teammates
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “eye contact” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
32. 32.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 25, 36 and 20. What is the total out of 100?
33. 33.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
34. 34.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it wastes time (b) it is not allowed (c) judges dislike it (d) it shows good strategy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, steady voice (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 222 marks and the opposition team scores 215 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “linking with teammates” is judged under content (what you say). (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good use of time (b) linking with teammates (c) good pace and pauses (d) a clear team plan
40. 40.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 21 for content, 30 for style and 70 in all. How many marks for strategy?

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